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Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets.

At least 10 states from Louisiana to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as this latest winter storm moves east.

The “Pale Blue Dot” hasn’t always been the most apt nickname.

Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep chill across the scientific community.

In a remote mountain cave in Ecuador, hummingbirds were discovered sleeping and nesting together.

A sliver of human brain in a small vial starts to melt as lye is added to it. Over the next few days, the caustic chemical will break down the neurons and blood vessels within, leaving behind a grisly slurry containing thousands of tiny plastic particles.

While the plant-based revolution might have reduced the amount of lactose in our diets, certain dairy-based foods are making a comeback in the name of good health, and kefir is one of them.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. In life, few things are certain. But one is: It becomes harder to see well as you age.

When Neandertals were first discovered nearly 170 years ago, the conceptual gap between their lineage and that of modern humans seemed vast.

Adrian Ward had been driving confidently around Austin, Texas, for nine years — until last November, when he started getting lost. Ward’s phone had been acting up, and Apple maps had stopped working.