Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be ...

A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years.

Scientists pinpointed 80 gene variants, including eight tied to fatty acid metabolism, that may cause breast cancer in some people, new research suggests.

When Cassius — the world's largest captive crocodile — died in Australia, his keepers thought he could be over 120 years old. Now, a necropsy could reveal his true age.

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade ...

An analysis of previous sacrifices at the same site suggests the victims were conquered people brought to work on the land.

An eruption of Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki stratovolcano rained debris and ash on villages on the island of Flores.

So, as we sit on the threshold of genuinely useful quantum computing, could we ever see quantum laptops? "I think it's ...

A brain circuit made up of three types of neurons may regulate appetite, a mouse study finds. The drive to eat may be ...

Satellite images show the true extent of the flash flooding in Valencia during a freak weather event that killed at least 214 ...

At an Iron Age cemetery in Sweden, archaeologists discovered an unusual grave of a woman interred with an iron folding knife ...

Generally, there are 52 weeks and one additional day in a regular year. In a leap year, which occurs almost every four years, ...