A federal grand jury indicted a Tucson man, Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, after he was accused of shooting at a Border Patrol helicopter and human trafficking.

EVERY elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They play a crucial role for the animals, which have thick skin and ...

Following his and Bez's appearance at the Brits, The Happy Mondays/Black Grape leader talks drug madness, alien zoos and why ...

The Happy Mondays singer reckons the world around us isn’t as natural as we believe and that little green men have been ...

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

Donald Trump’s out-of-left-field announcement that he’s ordered the release of government files on alien life has set off a ...

Biology students at St. Charles Community College are revolutionizing learning through virtual reality, as they diagnose and ...

The Fermi Paradox asks a simple question: if alien civilizations should be common, where is everybody? The Zoo Hypothesis ...

Washington, D.C., has something to trumpet about overnight after welcoming a very small and very special new resident. A baby Asian elephant was born in the early hours Monday at the Smithsonian’s ...

A female Asian elephant calf has been born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, the first in almost a quarter of a century. The baby, whose ...

An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. The baby was born Feb. 2 at 1:15 a.m. after a 21-month gestation to parents Nhi Linh and Spike, the ...