Scientists are cataloging and analyzing the first samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover while the agency weighs its ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

For decades, scientists have sought reliable ways to reconstruct Earth’s ancient history, deciphering geological events that ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

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Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...