The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. Elephant ...

Data from 32 studies concluded that the impact of exercise is modest in terms of meaningful weight loss. Caloric restriction ...

The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Retin-A, hailed as a skincare breakthrough, was developed through unethical experiments on incarcerated people, mainly Black ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that precious metals like gold are leaking from Earth’s core into the mantle, ultimately ...

Found in the Sahara Desert, the space rocks contain some materials we haven’t detected on Mercury, but we’re not ruling it ...

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...

Central Virginia The Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront kicked off its inaugural show June 7 with some blasts from MTV days past. Rick Springfield cruised into the new Richmond venue as headliner on ...

Tourists and officials were startled by a hydrothermal explosion at Black Diamond Pool in July 2024. Geoscientists are working out how and why it occurred to better understand these hazardous events.

While all types of ancient remains are valuable to science, teeth— protected by enamel, the hardest substance in the body—are ...