A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...

Depictions of dogs in Maya art and archaeological finds point to a variety of possible roles in the ancient culture.

Studying ancient history means encountering some unsettling traditions. For me, that included learning about “sunjang,” a ...

Reverse-engineering the billion-year-old enzyme nitrogenase clued researchers into how life originally formed on Earth — and ...

Seleucus of Seleucia was an ancient astronomer who defended heliocentrism, arguing that Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on ...

Ancient Egyptians were known to have covered mummies in aromatic oils and resins to mask the smell of death and preserve the bodies for eternity. When researchers analyzed remnants of volatile ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. A team of Washington State University-led researchers has ...

Somewhere inside every human cell, a molecular alarm system watches for DNA that does not belong. When it spots a viral ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Nearly 70 years ago, archaeologists discovered an ancient suit of armor beneath one of the island nation’s most prominent ...