Three million years ago, a now-extinct species of large penguins inhabited the coasts of New Zealand, a distant relative of the emperor and king penguins we know today. This astonishing ...

The discovery could significantly reduce the production costs of fuels, chemicals, and materials. A research team from the ...

Ohio State researchers have discovered that exhausted T cells collapse under the weight of misfolded proteins, activating a ...

Researchers have discovered “a natural ignition mechanism” that may explain the origin of the eerie blue flames.

Scientists believe they now understand how the Moai statues on Easter Island were moved into place by the Rapa Nui people ...

The mystery of the now-ruined Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan may rest in a lost language scholars said they’ve deciphered.

A new study has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the ...

The cult behind these rocks likely revolved around water, supported by the stones’ fish-themed designs and placements near ...

An iconic and much-loved ancient sea monster has been revealed to be an entirely new and "very odd" species of plesiosaur—solving a nearly 40-year-old fossil mystery. Traskasaura sandrae, which lived ...