Many times, scientists embark on a study looking for evidence for a particular hypothesis, and in the process, they come across something totally unexpected and different from their original purpose.

A legal stimulant sits in millions of kitchen cabinets, locker rooms and convenience-store coolers. Taken at the right dose, it may boost your performance in a race. A review of 48 clinical trials ...

A jug holding a vast number of Roman coins was found during an excavation at a French village. Credit: Simon Ritz/Inrap Archaeologists in northeastern France have uncovered an ancient neighborhood ...

Dunes are more than pretty piles of sand. They absorb wave energy, reduce flooding, and help shield coastal communities from storms and rising seas. They also provide habitat for plants, insects, ...

At a Cretaceous lake in what is now northwestern China, paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of ancient birds piled up in the mud by the hundreds. Some of their bones were smashed into ...

The Fourier pixel colored logo of ETH Zurich. The letter ‘E’ is roughly 1 millimeter tall on the camera. Credit: Glauser YM, Vonk SJW, et al. Pixels are single-function. The pixels in your camera ...

Dr Mike Thomson’s 1985 geological field notebook next to the dinosaur fossil vertebra found in Antarctica. Credit: British ...

In a series of publications spanning the 1910s and 1920s, anglers attempted to crack the puzzle of fishing — what makes a ...

Egor Myznik. Record temperatures have been causing mass poultry deaths in western France since June 22, Reuters reported. The ...

Joseph McGrail-Bateup demonstrates his loud voice in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after being recognized by ...

Cave art from Lascaux Cave, in the Dordogne region of France. It contains over 600 stunning parietal wall paintings and 1,500 engravings created by Upper Paleolithic humans roughly 17,000 years ago.

A newly authenticated notebook from 22-year-old Mozart reveals unheard music and a rare glimpse of his lessons in Paris.