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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

Cassius the 17-foot saltwater crocodile was captured in 1984 after he started attacking cattle and boat propellers. He died ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

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