Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

For the first time, scientists have built a digital version of the Milky Way that follows the motion of individual stars, not ...

A new study shows how failing mitochondria and rising oxidative stress may set off key steps in Parkinson’s disease.

Engineers created a laser-cut Mylar disc that drops with surprising precision, promising safer, cheaper parachute system for ...

Minerals from a cave in Greenland reveal that the Arctic was warm and had no permafrost, with CO₂ levels similar to today's.

A scorpion-shaped geoglyph mound in Mexico reveals ancient solar alignments used to synchronize agriculture and rituals.

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ...

Scientists find the DNA of a 300,000-year-old horse in Schöningen, driven to extinction by hunting, next to a wooden spear ...

Japan launches Asia's first and only osmotic power plant, which generates energy 24 hours a day using salt water.

In a patch of the Pacific’s abyssal plain, scientists a surprising phenomenon called “dark oxygen production.” ...

Archaeologists uncover an empty Roman tomb next to an ancient road, revealing a burial mystery hidden for centuries.

A new study reveals that the ability of glaciers to cool nearby air will peak in 2030 and then rapidly disappear, ...