The USGS publishes a geological map that reveals the underground layers of the U.S. and supports environmental education and ...

A $1 million prize is offered for deciphering the enigmatic Indus script; new analyses and artificial intelligence reignite ...

The site’s description places the wreck near 45 meters, or about 148 feet, and dates the material to the first century BCE.

Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...

Uranium dating places the age of the Petralona skull at 300,000 years, revealing a human lineage distinct from Neanderthals ...

New satellite data show Earth’s magnetic field changing fast, with a growing weak spot over the South Atlantic.

A treasure hunter with a metal detector discovers a hoard of 5,000 coins from the 17th and early 18th centuries in eastern ...

Researchers found a way to watch anxiety unfold in the brain. Their study shows how the brain reacts when people face no-win ...

Global life expectancy has soared, yet preventable deaths and chronic diseases are rising, revealing deep divides in global ...

A deadly leptospirosis outbreak is killing sea lions along California’s coast, alarming scientists and volunteers racing to ...

NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight ...