Fitness enthusiasts have debated the question for decades: is it better to do cardio before or after lifting weights? Until ...

A crackle of sulfur-crested cockatoos in Western Sydney have figured out how to grab a drink from a park water fountain.

Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems ...

Bad news for extreme exercise junkies out there: too much vigorous exercise could temporarily make your immune system less efficient.

Getting from A to B on a bicycle more often could reduce risk of dementia, possibly by protecting a part of the brain tied to ...

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The story of these glass beads begins with explosive volcanic activity that would have been spectacular to witness. The beads ...

As a chunk of ice ages, however, it becomes more compressed, pushing out air, allowing more light to penetrate, and becoming ...

Every single human on this planet is as distinct as a snowflake; a combination of traits and genes and microbes that, as far ...

At first glance, dinosaur fossils and modern cancer research may seem worlds apart. But a new study suggests that soft tissue ...

When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it's easy to conclude that parents who don't vaccinate their children are ...

Archaeologists have discovered what they say are the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship more than 2.5 kilometres ...