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Rapper Bad Bunny may have shone a light on Puerto Rico’s cultural riches recently, but the Caribbean island has long been a ...

A natural experiment in a national park in Patagonia shows how the return of a large predator can reshape an ecosystem.

The pickleback (a shot of whisky followed by a shot of pickle brine) may have had its heyday in the 2000s, but pickle-forward ...

The holiday season may be the best time to ride the rails on these iconic routes through Germany’s enchanted Black Forest, ...

For deep reef divers, descending into the ocean’s mesophotic layer can feel like exploring the moon. Discovering never-before ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Your pillow is one of the most powerful tools to help you fall asleep, stay asleep—and even ease your pain and improve ...