Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating ...

Signs of de-fleshing on bones found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group of Neanderthals cannibalized another.

Because pigs are remarkably similar to humans, knowing the signs of their decomposition can help identify hidden burials.

For more than 40 years, scientists have known that the quantum Hall effect impacts electrons in strong magnetic fields, but it turns out light also follows the fundamental phenomenon.

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life-forms flung into space by violent impacts may have colonized planets and ...

In a new study, scientists successfully trained a brain organoid derived from mouse stem cells to solve an engineering benchmark known as the “cart-pole problem.” By applying weak or strong electric ...

Want music on your outdoor runs without losing street awareness? See how open‑ear and bone‑conduction headphones stack up.

The Hagia Sophia, constructed during the Byzantine era, had been hiding seven tunnels that were part of a network connecting underground chambers.

The cart turns within its own radius, so there’s no need to take wide turns or reverse and go forward a bunch of times to make a turn. Its pull handle swivels inward, making it easy to maneuver. The ...

Studying the minds of octogenarians with surprising cognitive resilience shows how it's possible to maintain a youthful brain well into old age.

A pilot hole removes material and relieves destructive stress, so you should always take a moment to drill one. You’ve got the screw in one hand and a cordless drill in the other. The board is ready ...

Your smartphone, as it turns out, is covered with 10 times as many bacteria as a toilet seat, according to a 2012 study from ...