Early modern surgeons passionately debated where and how to cut the body to remove fingers, toes, arms and legs in ways medieval surgeons hadn’t. This was partly because they confronted two new ...

ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A specialized rescue team helped save a dog who'd fallen nearly 30 feet into a well Sunday, according to social media posts from the Butler County Emergency Management ...

Deep inside a massive cave plunging more than 500 feet below the surface, explorers made an unexpected discovery. Ancient pearls were found preserved in the darkness, far from any light or human ...

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known ...

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What looked like an ordinary stretch of forest suddenly revealed a massive hole plunging hundreds of feet underground. Hidden beneath soil and trees, the opening exposed a vertical drop into darkness ...

Dec. 30 (UPI) --Firefighters and animal rescuers in England came to the rescue of an "extremely lucky" fox that ended up trapped in an empty, 25-foot-deep water tank. The Fox Project said on social ...

Unwanted guest: File photo. A 14-foot alligator was removed from a Florida neighborhood after the reptile was discovered on the doorstep of a Sarasota residence. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) By Bob ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — It took a team of deputies to corral a big alligator that was blocking a Florida road this week. According to a Facebook post by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, seven ...