This rare example of an Aztec ritual mask was carved from wood over five centuries ago to represent Mictlantecuhtli, the god ...
People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change ...
A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East ...
The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating ...
In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño ...
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in ...
The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better ...
Some of the earliest Viking "pennies" were made with silver that contained melted-down coins from the Islamic world, a new study reports. The finding confirms the relationship between early Viking and ...
Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly ...
Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch ...
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 ...