An hour before dawn, in a nameless rock pile in the world’s largest hot desert, Djimet Guemona clambered up a narrow gully. The route was hemmed by high walls, where uncountable centuries of ...

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We're going to meet the superheroes of the animal world as we find animals who are faster than a speeding cheetah, more powerful than a gorilla, and ones that can leap tall trees in a single bound. We ...

An examination of the concept of "fun" in the animal kingdom. How do animals show their pleasure? Do some animals smile? We discuss the idea of anthropomorphism and how it colors the way humans ...

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The Internet Archive —one of cyberspace’s most essential library projects —has achieved a feat that’s hard to even ...

Before the convenience of modern technology, there were plenty of menial jobs for even the most simple tasks. Here are 20 of ...

Most exotic of British sports is otter hunting with a specially trained pack of hounds. Streamlined as a small seal, the otter is fast as a dog on land, much faster in water. In the U. S., otter ...

In a great show at Westminster last May, Britons saw a coronation. At another Westminster show, held in Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden, Americans last week saw another coronation of less solemnity ...

Now popping up in upscale restaurants, the carb-loaded national dish recently earned a spot on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage Coastal Cities of Europe From aquavit to pastis, these ...