A new study suggests that humans were playing with probability during the Ice Age—and that dice were invented 6,000 years ...
The individual who fell ill, NASA's Mike Fincke, says the medical team is almost certain that the issue was related to being ...
The large swallows have nested alongside human settlements for centuries. Now, the birds' breeding success depends on caretakers who are beginning to age out of the role ...
The observation was described on March 26 in the Astronomical Journal. Nine years ago, comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák—41P ...
A new analysis of a specimen found more than 40 years ago reveals the oldest known chelicerate, defined by its pair of pincer ...
The two-year project is expected to cost around $580,000, and visitors to the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice will be able ...
Wednesday evening, a human mission to the moon lifted off for the first time in more than 50 years. These 13 photographs ...
Monitoring a brainless sea star may seem like a curious way to go about studying robotics. But the marine invertebrate’s ...
These clever creatures seem to concentrate their muscle activity near their bases, which helps them cross gaps between tree ...
The conflict divided the six tribes of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, most of whom decided to join the British. The former ...
The Smithsonian continues its 250th celebration of the nation with a free three-day Summit for educators featuring more than ...
Ryan Green is a science journalist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Scientific American and Oceanographic Magazine.