Learn more about the Taftan volcano, which hasn’t erupted since the Pleistocene.

Learn more about Ardipithecus ramidus and how their ankle bone paints a better picture of how our ancestors transitioned from ...

Learn more about what happens to our brains after midnight, and why getting to sleep earlier, even if you're a night owl, is ...

Learn more about how the chikungunya virus spreads and what can be done to stop outbreaks.

Learn how many stars there are in the Milky Way, and how astronomers count them.

Learn more about these ancient microorganisms that have been buried in permafrost for 40,000 years, and how, as the climate ...

Learn how tracking data shows that manta rays plunge more than 4,000 feet down in the deep sea not to hunt, but to find their ...

Learn more about amber from South America, which reveals a warm, wet forest filled with insects, springtails, and spiders.

Learn about three ship cargoes that were found off the coast of Israel, unveiling the history of an ancient port where trade ...

Learn how lead exposure impacted ancient humans' health and brain activity up to 2 million years ago.

Learn about the growth of the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region where Earth's magnetic field has significantly weakened.

Meet the Zimapán man, a mummy from the Mesoamerican Otopame culture, whose intestines bustled with bacteria, around a ...