Easter Island’s Moai statues weren’t dragged - they walked. Physics and experiments uncover how ancient islanders made stone ...

New species of cricket, Ajareta sairandhriensis, breaks a National Park's reputation as a “silent valley” with its nighttime ...

Archaeologists discover a hidden treasure trove of Persian coins that may have been used to pay soldiers more than 2,400 ...

Deep beneath the North Sea, researchers have mapped giant buried mounds and "sinkites" that turn a basic rule of geology on ...

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

"Complex chemical reactions" discovered in fresh ice grains from Saturn’s moon Enceladus renews hopes that it may harbor life ...

Divers captured larval fish carrying stinging anemones for protection - revealing a surprising open-ocean partnership never ...

Scientists built a complete wheat gene map showing how different genes control plant growth and stress response.

World Octopus Day reveals how intelligent, adaptable, and important octopuses are to our planet’s oceans today.

A study by McGill University reveals that older adults adopt new meanings of words at almost the same rate as young people.

A new study of animal bones from Jamestown reveals colonists ferried donkeys across the Atlantic, reshaping early American ...

Scientists found that microplastics can change the bacteria living in our gut. These changes may affect digestion, immunity, ...