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My son was diagnosed with autism at age 5. I spent decades hoping he'd change — but now I accept him as he is.
My son was diagnosed with autism when he was 5. Still, I spent most of my life hoping that he would…
Maribeth Smillar
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Louder, prouder, and more extravagant than ever: Welcome to the Decadent Age of New York City nightlife
Wall Street's favorite restaurants are shaking off recession worries. In fact, New York City's nigh…
Linette Lopez
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Dire wolves, camels, and other extinct giant mammals that used to live in North America
Giant mammals like dire wolves and saber-tooth cats were once common in North America. But these me…
Jenny McGrath
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Newly discovered fossil footprints show humans were in North America thousands of years earlier than we thought
Researchers once thought humans couldn't have migrated down from Siberia into North America during …
Aylin Woodward
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Researchers reconstruct the face of a teenage mummy believed to have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual more than 500 years ago
Since her discovery in 1995 atop the Ampato volcano, she has been granted nicknames, including The …
Erin Snodgrass
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2 perfectly preserved cave lion cubs from the Ice Age, still with whiskers and fur, unearthed by scientists
The cubs, nicknamed Boris and Sparta, were nearly perfectly preserved by the Russian permafrost for…
Alia Shoaib
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Discovery of 23,000-year-old footprint fossils reshape the history of early human migration into North America
Until recently, experts believed that early humans arrived in North America around 13,500 to 16,000…
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4 experts explain why Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars is 'romanticized', not 'realistic', 'cosmic vandalism'
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he plans to have a million people on Mars by 2050. Scientists say tha…
Maiya Focht
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The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.
The full moon goes by many names each month, like the worm moon in March or the harvest moon in Sep…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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The simple chocolate protein smoothie recipe that a healthy aging doctor drinks every morning
This protein smoothie recipe Dr. Florence Comite drinks daily is easy to make with only four ingred…
Serafina Kenny
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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.
Russia's grand return to the moon ended with its robotic lander crashing and forming a crater. That…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other animals 13,000 years ago
Researchers say fires, possibly set by humans, led to the disappearance of dire wolves, sabertooth …
Jenny McGrath
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A mystery 300-mile wide formation lurking beneath Australia may be the largest asteroid impact crater on Earth
Scientists think the asteroid impact may have occurred roughly 450 million years ago, when 85 perce…
Marianne Guenot
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For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure whether or not it's a cave lion or cave bear.
Archaeologists have found a fifth piece of an ivory figurine from the Ice Age, and now they're tryi…
Hannah Getahun
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What it was like to live at the Los Alamos lab site during the Manhattan Project
One of the Manhattan Project sites, Los Alamos, required a whole new city to be built for scientist…
Jenny McGrath
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My father was old enough to be my grandfather, but his age is what made him a great dad
My dad was an older parent. He was actually old enough to be my grandpa. His age was a benefit, but…
Beth Harpaz
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An artist claims he turned down 'a lot of money' from Fox lawyers during a decades-long legal battle over the 'Ice Age' character Scrat
During a two-month investigation on the legal battle surrounding the cartoon character, Insider dis…
Jason Guerrasio
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Inside the bizarre 2-decade battle by Pamela Anderson's hat designer to prove she created Scrat from 'Ice Age'
For over 20 years, Ivy Supersonic has alleged the creators of "Ice Age" stole Scrat from her. Now, …
Jason Guerrasio
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The carcass of an extinct cave bear thought to be over 22,000 years old was discovered in remote Siberia — the only find of its kind
Scientists found the cave bear's carcass preserved in the Siberian permafrost. Until now, they had …
Aylin Woodward
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Hundreds of ancient mammoth skeletons were found buried under the site of a future airport in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico dug up 200 mammoth skeletons at the site of a planned airport. The finding…