Uluru. Needs no explanation. Truly difficult to capture the massiveness of this sandstone formation. Every cleft and imperfection has cultural/"Dreamtime" significance. Unfortunately, the bush flies kept me from staying longer. You can see the smoke from controlled spinifex burnings begins the rock. You can see in the middle, a group of people walking on top. Picking up some Aboriginal hitchhikers, their first question was if I had climbed it.

You'd think elephants would be getting cancer left and right, but they have evolved resistance. They're being studied for clues about how to treat cancer in humans.

  ‘They Hid It All’: Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in Pennsylvania, Report Says : Bishops and other leaders of ...

"Evil is a make-believe concept we've invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans." An idealistic young American couple was killed in an Islamic State-claimed terrorist attack last month while on a cycling trip around the world. Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan, both 29, last year quit their office jobs in Washington, DC, to embark on the journey. Austin, a vegan who worked for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Geoghegan, a vegetarian who worked in the Georgetown University admissions office, decided that they're were wasting their lives working.

The former CIA director fired back at the president in a fiery op-ed.

Legendary singer who called Detroit home recorded 42 studio albums, charted 43 Top 40 singles, and earned 18 Grammy Awards.

German lifeguards have issued a warning that a growing number of child drownings this summer are linked to their parents’ obsession with mobile phones. More than 300 people have drowned in Germany this year, with hardly a day passing during the current heatwave when a swimmer has not died. The German Lifeguard Association (DLRG) – the biggest organisation of its kind in the world, providing 40,000 volunteer lifeguards at German beaches, lakes and the coast – has made a direct connection between children getting into difficulty in the water and parents being too busy on their mobile phones to notice.

Participation comes after a push organized by the Boston Globe to run coordinated editorials denouncing Trump’s attacks on the media

Shares were down about 10 percent after a former groundskeeper was awarded $289 million in the first major case against Monsanto to go to trial.

Boarded ships, terrorized fishermen and lawless coastlines. It’s a 21st-century version of an old menace.

A US study has tested out a suspicious object detection system based on ordinary wi-fi.

Gunmen shot at the car of Veracruz lawmaker-elect Norma Azucena Rodríguez Zamora and abducted her.

An online community at this scale has perverse and dangerous consequences.

31 out of 45 tested products had glyphosate levels higher than what some scientists consider safe for children

New York City said the doghouses on sidewalks outside stores were illegal but they are welcome at rest stops along the New York State Thruway.

The shopping mall, the office block, suburbs, museums, Hollywood, the Gulf cities – air conditioning powered them all. But has the time come to turn it off?

E-cigarette vapour disables important immune cells in the lung and boosts inflammation.

Cuba's government said it provided free internet to the Communist-run island's more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday, in an eight-hour test before it launches sales of the service.

Concerns over Apple's elaborate efforts to reduce its tax bill are nothing new. The company — which hit a historic $1 trillion valuation this month— was punished in 2016 for a tax deal in Ireland, which the EU said amounted to illegal state aid. But a newly discovered tactic has reignited the debate about the company's tax contributions. The San Francisco Chronicle reported over the weekend that Apple is "aggressive in opposing tax assessors," public officials who determine the value of property for tax reasons.

The European Parliament accepted a resolution to lengthen consumer goods and software’s longevity, a counter to the alleged planned obsolescence process built into a lot of products.

Paul Manafort’s legal team rested its case on Tuesday, setting the stage for closing arguments before the judge hands the case to jurors for a verdict.

Cyclical natural phenomena that affect planet’s climate will amplify effect of manmade global warming, scientists warn

A day after saying she planned to continue running for a state House seat despite revelations that she lied about having a degree from Miami University and went to great lengths to deceive people, Melissa Howard reversed course Tuesday and dropped out of a contest that has received national attention. Howard said in a text message to the Herald-Tribune that “I have come to the realization that the right thing to do for my community is to withdraw from the race. I will do so today.”

She helped shape new ways of thinking about Jewish identity, including challenging the Zionist notion that Israel must be honored as the homeland.

How did British medical worker Janet Parker become the world's last victim of smallpox? By Monica Rimmer.

The FBI has fired Peter Strzok over anti-Trump text messages he exchanged with his lover during the 2016 presidential campaign, Strzok's lawyer Aitan Goelman confirmed Monday.

Laser beams that sweep erratically across crops have shown promise in protecting harvests from loss caused by birds. But researchers are still studying whether the beams may harm the animals' retinas.

Officials have dragged their feet on updating machines and securing data – and a climate of fear could undermine voter confidence

Pastor Timothy Lee Reddin did not practice what he preached, police claim. The Arkansas church leader was arrested this week for allegedly trying to meet with an underage boy to have sex, part of a police sting operation. As the LGBT news site Queerty noted, Reddin was known for his anti-gay sermons as a congregation leader, leading to some nationwide attention for his arrest for trying to pursue a young teenage boy for a sexual encounter.

New research reignites a row with scientists who want to reduce salt intake to near zero