the centerpiece (both literally and figuratively) is the slaughtered bird offered as sacrifice for the ostensibly grateful. Sadly, eating turkey on the fourth Thursday in November is simply something we do, not knowing, or caring to know, ...

Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.

A gene known to shield the body from harmful chemicals may also protect against bowel cancer, a study suggests.

The formation process involved two stages, said Mitchell Begelman, a professor and the chair of CU-Boulder's astrophysical and planetary sciences department.

A chemical produced naturally in women's bodies during pregnancy offers hope as a powerful breast cancer drug, scientists say.

According to the United Nations, the cultural practice of polygamy has been universally proven, worldwide; to drive women and children into poverty, limit the educational, and career opportunities of females, restrict their choice of life partner, travel,

Global warming is happening faster than expected and at worst could raise sea levels by up to 2 meters (6-1/2 ft) by 2100, a group of scientists said on Tuesday in a warning to next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

Revealed via deep-towed cameras, sonar and other vanguard technologies, animals known to thrive in an eternal watery darkness now number 17,650, a diverse collection of species ranging from crabs to shrimp to worms.

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.

Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when he disturbed a twig snake eating one.