The teen swam 2 hours with a life-jacket, before removing it to cut back on drag. He finished the last 2 hours without one.

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Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Dr. Kiran Musunru crafted a bespoke treatment that has successfully corrected the genetic defect.

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Yet January 14th marked the longest period humankind has gone without one or another part of the whole exploding one of these ...

In Zapotec myth, owls were symbols of both the night and death, and the beak of the bird contains a stone head ...

The range of materials that concrete contains, such as stone, chalk, and sand, scatters normal sound waves, making clear ...

Nebraska's Taryn Smith recently became the first female to finish the 3,000-mile World's Toughest Row race as a solo ...

Instead of hunkering down after ice storms, two young Maryland teens got busy building community spirit—by building an igloo.

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An India wildlife rescue group is using acupuncture to help elephants recover from chronic pain and nerve damage from years ...

In the last five years, 3 of the 4 oldest cave artworks ever found on Earth were identified on the same small island off Sulawesi, Indonesia ...