After 13 years, scientists may have solved a long-standing enigma about the plateau pika of Central Asia.
Fictional depictions of gladiatorial games often focus on strength, endurance, and a thirst for violence, but new archaeological...
After a decade of work, a biologist has shown that a horizontal offshoot of the thale cress plant is a body part all its own:...
The slow quake—the longest ever recorded—ended in disaster in 1861. Experts are racing to find today’s equivalents.
The shots developed during this pandemic have been stunningly successful—and experts worry that may spell trouble for future vaccine uptake.
The thumbnail-size amphibian lives in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, which has lost 93 percent of its forest cover.
New research on Indian jumping ants shows they can undergo dramatic reversible changes previously unknown in insects.
Defending against predators can’t completely explain why European starlings create such incredible patterns in the sky.
The incredibly rare space rock recovered in the U.K. could help scientists answer questions about how Earth got its water and maybe even how life here...
The lavish discoveries could undermine the idea that state power is almost exclusively a product of male-dominated societies, researchers say.