A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in ...

The Geminid meteor shower has begun. The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour ...

Temporarily shutting down a "lazy eye" triggers a burst of neuronal activity that reverses the condition in animal ...

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.

Researchers have counted 16,600 fossilized dinosaur footprints and 1,378 swim tracks at a site in Bolivia that showcase a ...

Scientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier ...

A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how ...

Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways ...

The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, will rise on Dec. 4 and reach its highest point in the night sky.

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air ...

In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin.

New James Webb telescope observations of the 'super-puff' planet WASP-107b show that the exoplanet's runaway atmosphere is ...