Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Iron ore describes any rock or mineral deposit that contains enough metallic iron to make extraction worthwhile. These rocks ...

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

Road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when predator stress is present, raising mortality rates.

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

In a new study, yawning has been shown to push the brain’s clear fluid in the opposite direction of a deep breath.

China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.

Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

Archaeologists have identified a 2,200-year-old elephant ankle bone as direct physical evidence of a Carthaginian war elephant. The discovery anchors a war between Rome and the North African power of ...

Webb telescope data confirm a supermassive black hole fleeing its galaxy, carving a 200,000 light-year wake of new stars.

New climate maps show wild wheat and barley grew in much smaller areas than thought, narrowing early farming origins.

Milan-Cortina 2026 shows how warming winters are changing the Winter Olympics, challenging snow reliability, planning, and event scheduling.