The first people to reach the Kitsissut Islands off the north-west coast of Greenland were Indigenous peoples, who crossed over 50 kilometres of treacherous water ...

Researchers say tropical coral reefs may have already crossed a tipping point, portending mass dieback. Studies suggest they ...

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

Researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi imaginary juice and grapes, presenting the tests as a kind of make-believe tea party ...

New research finds bottled water contains twice as many plastic particles as tap water, with millions of nanoplastics per ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

The first week of the murder trial for Edrick Faust, the man accused of killing University of Georgia law student Tara Baker in 2001, has concluded in Athens-Clarke County.

Documented for 200 years, the Iguanodontia group is expanding with the discovery of a brand-new species, the first known to ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the Seattle Seahawks are playing in the Super Bowl—but what exactly is the team’s ...

For two weeks, medical experts monitor the astronauts as they remain indoors, live in isolation, and avoid physical touch, all to prevent harmful microbes from traveling to space.

With a recent report revealing Utah's K-3 students are reading below minimum levels, many local civic leaders are calling for ...

Be steady with sleep: The brain cleansing that happens during sleep is crucial for brain health, Dr. Krieger says. Sleep ...