Researchers have investigated a medicinal clay that was "highly prized" as a therapeutic for various ailments in antiquity.

A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed several structures, including a villa, buried ...

The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people yearning for the promise of spring have marked the dawn of the shortest day ...

A new study published on December 18 in Nature offers a way to explain that 150-million-year gap. Computer modeling and ...

Tokyo-based startup ispace is preparing for its own mission to the Moon. The Resilience lander is set to carry a small rover, ...

People often say that bullies are "evil," without trying to understand the nuances of their behavior or the need to stop them ...

Researchers dated the grave where the amulet was found to between 230 and 270 AD. This is the earliest evidence of ...

A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's ...

The study is published in the journal Science. The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species counts, telling ...