Workers Building a Railroad Found a 1,000-Year-Old Altar—Surrounded by Human Skulls

During construction of the still-unfinished railway, crews uncovered the remains of a 1,000-year-old monument altar a stone’s ...

Archaeologists Found 108-Year-Old Remains of WWI Soldiers. Their Bones Were Mysteriously Red.

The strangely discolored bones of soldiers killed in the First World War were found high up in the Italian Alps.

Scientists Cloned a Mouse for 58 Generations. The Results Were Catastrophic.

For two decades, a team of researchers cloned mice from successive generations of clones until the new clones were no longer ...

Scientists Are Using Microbes to Create Self-Healing Concrete

Concrete is prone to cracking, shrinkage, and drying, but a genus of bacteria has shown it can help beat its own weaknesses.

Can You Replace a UPS Backup with a Portable Power Station?

Portable power stations and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) both provide power in an emergency. Do I really need both?

The 8 Best Lawn Mowers, Based on Decades of Testing and Experience

Height adjustment is made with two levers, one for the front axle and one for the rear. The Briggs & Stratton gas engine is ...

Why Has It Taken So Long To Get Humans Back to the Moon?

The journey back to our planet’s natural satellite has been a long one, filled with speed bumps ranging from budget cuts and ...

Scientists Think Our Ancestors Ate Toxic Plants—And Lived to Tell The Tale

A new study from a 7,000-year-old settlement in North Macedonia reveals evidence that ancient peoples near the Mediterranean processed toxic plants for safe consumption.