The White House has promoted an account by a Venezuelan guard of how Maduro's security team was disabled by a mystery weapon which does match real-world technology.

Home is more than just a postal code, or four walls and a roof. It is a feeling. It is the deep exhale at the end of a long ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a target for future therapies.

Hazen girls basketball star Kelsie Rivard waited a full week knowing that she only needed eight points to become the seventh ...

Iran-US tensions LIVE: Activists say at least 6,126 people have been killed in Iran’s nationwide protest crackdown, including protesters, children and civilians, while Iran’s government has put the ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Roof rats are common in Arizona's urban and suburban areas, often found in trees, on roofs, and in dense landscaping. Signs of roof rats include small, pointed droppings, gnaw marks, and scratching ...

Certain ant species are famous for their ability to explode, a suicidal defense mechanism. Read here to learn how and when ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...