From the 15th to 17th centuries, Europe and America witnessed an outbreak of witch hunts, driven by the infamous 'Malleus ...

A new study investigated other compounds that are less toxic and better performing than SO 2, and found that diamond dust is ...

Geologists studying Easter Island recently opened up another mystery centered around the famous region. A team from ...

Water falling on ancient cells and creating “meshy skin layers” may have been the key to multicellular organisms.

The last known Tasmanian tiger—the top predator of the southern Australian island—died in 1936. But the U.S.-based bioscience ...

An international team of researchers discovered a new specimen called Quaestio simpsonorum—a pancake-shaped creature that ...

The water cycle is the vital Earth process that moves freshwater and moisture around the planet, and for the first time in ...

Archaeologists found ancient, pillared halls in Peru’s Nepena Valley that include a finely painted throne room depicting a ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, ...

The influx of Korean Peninsula immigrants to Japan probably led to a significant culture shift on the island country.

The crackle of a fire on a cold winter night can add charm to any home. However, fireplaces aren’t a particularly efficient source of heat, especially in chilly temperatures. And electric fireplaces, ...

Dating to the mid-fourth century AD, it is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country and provides ...