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

The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside ...

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

The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier, achieving a speed of Mach 1.1. The feat ...

Around 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the ...

People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change ...

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

After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene ...

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 ...