Planet Earth Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed Chile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of ...

This rare example of an Aztec ritual mask was carved from wood over five centuries ago to represent Mictlantecuhtli, the god ...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño ...

In response to the Disneyland outbreak, we ended up passing SB-277 in California and a number of other important vaccination ...

Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.

The most famous lake in the trio, Lake Tahoe (on the left), is the largest alpine lake in the U.S.. It covers an area of ...

Prehistoric squirrel droppings were analyzed and found to contain genetic material of numerous ice-age beasts, plants, ...

The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better ...

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in ...

A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the ...

Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch ...