New research shows how people, palms, and millions of rats shaped Easter Island long before Europeans arrived.

Scientists find the DNA of a 300,000-year-old horse in Schöningen, driven to extinction by hunting, next to a wooden spear ...

A large radio galaxy study finds our solar system moves faster than theory predicts, raising new questions about how matter ...

Japan launches Asia's first and only osmotic power plant, which generates energy 24 hours a day using salt water.

Subsurface waters in the California Current are becoming acidic roughly 50% faster than atmospheric CO2 alone would suggest.

After gaining new territory through conflict, a chimpanzee group saw higher birth rates and better infant survival due to ...

Bumble bees can pick up positive emotion and moods from each other, and a simple look from one bee can change another bee’s behavior.

A new study reveals that the ability of glaciers to cool nearby air will peak in 2030 and then rapidly disappear, ...

Researchers found hidden symbols on Roman glass cups that reveal shared workshops and collaborative craft networks across the ...

In a patch of the Pacific’s abyssal plain, scientists a surprising phenomenon called “dark oxygen production.” ...

Ancient Tigris River tides, not royal canals, powered early farming and helped spark the first cities in Mesopotamia.

Researchers found Antarctic melt only delays - never prevents - the AMOC’s long decline, with major impacts on weather, seas, ...