Eli Piasetzky, a physicist from Tel Aviv University, drew from the ancient names recorded in the open-access ... including ...

According to geologists at the UK’s Heriot Watt University, gigantic waves of mud and sand sediment about 250 miles off the ...

A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs ...

Archaeologists uncovered stone tools and tidal formations on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, revealing the northernmost traces of ...

Archeologists in northeastern Thailand have found a number of rare Buddhist relics dating back more than 1,300 years.

The growth of vast forests removed significant amounts of carbon dioxide, resulting in atmospheric oxygen levels potentially ...

During the Younger Dryas event, Skye would have been cut off from the rest of the world by the Scottish Highland ice cap, so ...

Researchers uncover a new tegu species from a fossil vertebra in Florida, revealing ancient lizards once roamed North America ...

It would be another two years before French researchers would identify a retrovirus as the cause of AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to the CDC. It would be another three years ...

The timing of the origin of life on Earth is mysterious. However, by looking deeply into Earth’s ancient rocks and deeply ...

The ancient woodlands date back to the Roman period and influenced both J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling in their writing.

An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea ...