American science is facing a looming collaboration crisis. Researchers around the world are deciding not to present at ...

In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest ...

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...

Scientists recently discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans — and it’s far older than scholars previously believed. The study, which was published in the ...

Scientists recently discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans — and it's far older than scholars previously believed. The study, which was published in the ...

This video presents a comprehensive timeline of North America’s prehistoric creatures, from early ocean dwellers to the continent’s most iconic dinosaurs. It highlights how tectonic shifts, volcanic ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to ...

Stone tool analysis of sites in Southeast Asia provided evidence that the area was a technological leader in seafaring. Archaeology supports that 40,000 years ago, the people living in Southeast Asia ...

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For more than seven decades, the Dead Sea Scrolls have offered a window into the spiritual and political life of ancient Judaism, as well as early Christianity. Yet despite their immense importance, ...

Here's a brief history of the company Corteva Agriscience's seed business, which will now be known as SpinCo. Iowa-born Henry A. Wallace, a future U.S. vice president, leads a group that founds the Hi ...

A million-year-old human skull discovered in China may push back the origin of modern humans by at least half a million years, according to a new study published in Science. The fossil, known as ...