This rare example of an Aztec ritual mask was carved from wood over five centuries ago to represent Mictlantecuhtli, the god ...
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 ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño ...
Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or ...
The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating ...
Around 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the ...
Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show.
In response to the Disneyland outbreak, we ended up passing SB-277 in California and a number of other important vaccination ...
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 ...
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in ...