In the spring of 2005, common toads in Germany and Denmark began dying in a violent and highly unusual way. Witnesses observed the animals swelling, twitching, and then rupturing, scattering organs ...

Kenyan gospel artist Guardian Angel has released a new prayer-song titled Baba Uhuru Mkono wa Mungu, a collaboration withthe Neema Gospel Choir that is already drawing strong emotional reactions ...

A spectacular supermoon and the first meteor shower of the new year will soon appear in the California night sky. The supermoon will be the fourth massive moon in a row to rise above the Golden State.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated. Can new technology help scholars rewrite history? How this photographer ...

NEW ORLEANS — When you think about music in New Orleans — you probably think of jazz or blues, or maybe funk and bounce. Christmas carols? Not so much. But many musicians in New Orleans have deep ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem. Long absent from Argentinian Patagonia due to over-hunting, pumas have returned ...

December 22nd: The Padres officially announced their signing of Song today. The deal is actually a four-year pact worth $15MM, as per Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, with the fourth year existing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot was a muse to many — in particular, musicians. Her name, with its ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...