Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

New research shows that microplastics have been contaminating some freshwater streams decades earlier than previously ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to revisit a misunderstood black hole thought to be gulping ...

The Corryvreckan whirlpool is one of the largest whirlpools in the world, reaching speeds of 8.5 knots and producing a ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is ...