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As Kilauea erupts right before Christmas, travelers are flocking to the national park to view the spectacle. Here's what to expect.

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years. The carcass, weighing more than 110 kg (240 pounds), was brought to the surface on an improvised stretcher, said Maxim Cherpasov, head of the Lazarev Mammoth Museum Laboratory in the city of Yakutsk. It is the latest of a...

Decorative wrapping has long been an integral part of gift-giving. Over the years, studies have shown that gift wrap can even positively influence the perception of a gift - a fact that was clearly understood in some ancient cultures. When paper first emerged in ancient China around the second century BCE, it was primarily used for wrapping medicine and delicate goods. But during the Southern...