Ground-penetrating radar reveals a long-lost river system hidden under the surface of Mars. (NASA/JPL/UCLA/UiO/ETH Zurich) ...

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have discovered that a common, prehistoric plant distills water to such an ...

Two fossil skulls found in central China are prompting fresh debate over when they lived – and where they belong in the human ...

Combining the writing on the bones with paleoclimate reconstructions, the team found how typhoon activity helped shift the ...

A group of researchers led by Wei Shui from Beijing University of Science and Technology analyzed the contents of a bronze ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet ...

New research reveals how the invention of a crucial Ice Age technology helped humans defend against extreme cold during ...

Threading the halls with Robert Schneider between classes is not a linear experience. Neither is conversation. Waysides, ...

Archaeologists say they’ve finally pinpointed the site of a long-lost city founded by Alexander the Great - a bustling port ...

The oceans of the Cretaceous of North America teemed with life. Gigantic fish and enormous marine reptiles hunted the Western ...

Soil erosion in the Aravallis is rising fast. A study reveals built-up areas have grown by 53%, leading to a 13.8% annual ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century Byzantine Greek manuscript that was overwritten in the 13th century with a Christian liturgical text. This practice of creating a palimpsest, or a reused ...