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

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

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

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

As water molecules move around the planet through the water cycle, they take on many forms, moving from solid to liquid to ...

Earth's underground fungal network is so vast that, if it were in outer space, it would span roughly 10% of the Milky Way if ...

A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a ...

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

In response to the Disneyland outbreak, we ended up passing SB-277 in California and a number of other important vaccination ...

In a first, underwater archaeologists in the Bahamas have discovered three shipwrecks associated with the Golden Age of ...

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 ...