The bestselling children's author talks about learning rhyme from Judi Dench, the legacy of 'The Gruffalo' – and touring ...

As darkness falls and the air begins to cool, thousands of bats burst from the narrow mouth of their cave. The sky comes alive with their flapping wings, filling the air like a living liquid. It's a ...

Mammoth Cave National Park is hosting two upcoming events to highlight the beauty of spring and the night sky. Mammoth Cave National Park’s annual Wildflower Day celebration and a Mammoth Cave Star ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

When it comes to Kentucky tourism, animal attractions — especially those that involve interacting with feathered, scaly or ...

A duck named Donald, a bear hiding in a cornfield, and a mountain lion on the loose were among the unforgettable characters ...

Why would prehistoric humans carry their youngest children deep into the winding, pitch-black recesses of ancient caves?

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats managed this severe ...

This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.

A team of Tel Aviv University researchers from the field of prehistoric archaeology has proposed an innovative hypothesis ...