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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Archaeologists find a rare gold coin belonging to Queen Berenice II in Jerusalem, revealing the city's Hellenistic wealth.

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

As winters grow milder, gray tree frogs still follow fixed daylight cues, burning energy for a freeze that may never arrive.