A 2,000-year-old gold ring found in Thailand features an ancient Brahmi inscription: "pusarakhitasa." Experts translate it as ...

A rare recording shows how porpoises behave near fishing nets and what happens when one becomes trapped underwater.

Rain pulls nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from wildfire smoke, delivering surprisingly large amounts of nutrients to ...

Scientists scanned narwhal tusks with X-rays and found two spirals twisting in opposite directions – a design no one expected ...

A global study finds that trees barely adjust to prolonged drought, leaving forests increasingly vulnerable to water ...

Northern spotted owls are disappearing across the Pacific Northwest as breeding pairs fall to dangerously low regional levels ...

A 4,000-year-old painted plaque reveals how Austronesian seafarers carried art, shared beliefs, and identities across island ...

Fields can look recovered within years of farming ending, but the plants growing there tell a very different story.

A large survey of older adults finds that 76% have tried alternative medicine therapies, from herbs to tai chi, yet many ...

Square holes in Pompeii's northern walls may be the only battlefield evidence of the polybolos, a rapid-fire dart launcher ...

Sun, heat, and wind break plastic waste into smaller, more toxic particles that can spread far beyond dryland dumpsites.

Flame retardants banned across Europe decades ago are still turning up in the environment, from industrial areas to remote ...