Archaeologists confirm four walled oases in Saudi Arabia that reveal an urban and power network in the ancient desert.

New climate maps show wild wheat and barley grew in much smaller areas than thought, narrowing early farming origins.

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

Iron ore describes any rock or mineral deposit that contains enough metallic iron to make extraction worthwhile. These rocks ...

Scientists create toothless liquid gears that rotate on their own and could revolutionize modern industrial engines.

Road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when predator stress is present, raising mortality rates.

In a new study, yawning has been shown to push the brain’s clear fluid in the opposite direction of a deep breath.

Webb telescope data confirm a supermassive black hole fleeing its galaxy, carving a 200,000 light-year wake of new stars.

China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.

Archaeologists have identified a 2,200-year-old elephant ankle bone as direct physical evidence of a Carthaginian war elephant. The discovery anchors a war between Rome and the North African power of ...

The language children hear about snakes may shape their fear and attitudes, but simple exposure can soften that effect.