Today, the Denali Fault rips apart some of the North American plate, but it was once a place where tectonic plates came ...

A genetic analysis of six people buried in a Moche tomb around A.D. 500 revealed that two teenagers were sacrificed to their ...

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

A new study hints at a "previously recognized" mechanism that links a rare chromosomal disorder to schizophrenia.

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater ...

Put simply, yes: The incidence of respiratory infections, such as the common cold, peaks in temperate regions during the ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

How much do you know about Antarctica? Take our science quiz to see if you'll freeze up or be as cool as a cucumber.

The bowstrings were found with wood-and-reed arrows and were used by the first European farmers. Roughly 7,000-year-old cords ...

Dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria can infiltrate the food supply through many different routes, experts explain.

Laser beams powered by the sun are one small step closer to becoming a reality after researchers received funding to develop ...