Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests.

For millions of moviegoers—and with all due respect to Jonathan Bailey in Wicked and its forthcoming sequel, Wicked for Good—Ray Bolger will always be the floppy-limbed, warmhearted Scarecrow who ...

This week, researchers identified a key driver of pancreatic cancer spread. Oral bacteria were linked to Parkinson's disease ...

Here's what the newsletter is covering this week: 1.The tragic and heartbreaking story of Rosemary Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's sister, who was often referred to as the Kennedys' "Dark Secret." Bettmann ...

Former NBA player Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete in a major North American sport, is battling a brain tumor. Collins, who played 13 seasons and later became an NBA Cares ambassador, is ...

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was charged with the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska. The mother and sister of Decarlos Brown, the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on Charlotte light rail, ...

If you are looking to believe in billionaires again, and the sheer weight of their wallet has you thinking anything is possible, then you’ll be absolutely gobsmacked by how much money Jeff Bezos has ...

After the Trump administration deployed thousands of National Guard troops, first to Los Angeles in June, then to Washington, D.C., last month, the question has been how much further the U.S.