Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

Wandering salamanders control their veritable grip by pumping blood into and draining it from translucent toes, as they glide ...

The word "ninja" may bring to mind a person dressed mostly in black, but what they wore was actually quite different.

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning ...