The expedition also revealed a new species of armoured and iridescent scale worms, called Eulagisca sp. nov., as well as ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

A Vermont-based research team recently returned from the Canadian Arctic with an unsettling discovery buried in the ice, ...

There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware.

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chad Hanna, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists first detected ripples in space ...

In Central Italy, archaeologists have uncovered a 2,600-year-old tomb in an exceptional state of preservation—an incredible discovery that sheds new light on Etruscan civilisation. It was one of the ...

Maritime archaeolgists discovered a wealth of other artifacts, as well. A bronze war relic dating back to 241 B.C. has been discovered in Sicilian waters, one of the most complete examples of such a ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.

Following three years of internal development, Expedition Medicines is taking flight. The company is supported by a $50 ...

Chad Hanna receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in September 2015. This ...