History is usually written by the winners. But a haul of ceramics from the Singapore Strait is rewriting that history.

A new re-examination suggests the piece was not an awl at all, but a drill bit used with a bow drill, making it one of the ...

When it comes to cancer, up meat creates a distinct biological trade-off, acting as a powerful shield against five types of ...

This is the first instance of this crop produced in this medium. Chickpeas aren’t the first crop that comes to mind when you think about lunar agriculture. But a new study suggests the humble legume ...

Thousands of small, fast-spinning turbines were erected directly in the flight paths of golden eagles. It was one of the earliest large-scale renewable projects, and the result was a tragic, ...

Scientists working at the El Caño Archaeological Park recently cracked open a thousand-year-old burial chamber glittering with gold. Located in the Natá de los Caballeros District, about 124 miles ...

The jellyfish galaxy in question. The dashed circles mark the four extra-planar sources that are identified in the galaxy’s tail. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal. Astronomers ...

Imagine the escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran unfolding in a world powered mostly by wind, solar and batteries rather than oil and gas. In today’s fossil-fuelled economy, markets ...

Researchers have developed an injectable, self-assembling miniature liver to help patients awaiting organ transplants.

The computer-generated "ideal glass" solves a 75-year-old physics paradox and promises revolutionary materials.

“Tanyka is from an ancient lineage that we didn’t know survived to this time, and it’s also just a really strange animal,” Jason Pardo, the study’s lead author, said in a statement. “The jaw has this ...

In the hidden chambers of Japanese forests, a quiet rebellion has been unfolding for decades. Scientists have now confirmed that one rare ant has broken almost every rule of ant society. The species, ...