Record rainfall transforms Death Valley's Badwater Basin into rare shallow lake after months of heavy storms hit the ...

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back ...

A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the National Museum of Denmark, has ...

A study says the Ain Samiya goblet, found in 1970, depicts a moment of cosmic creation, challenging previous scholarly ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

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The return of Lake Manly to Death Valley, known commonly as the driest place in North America, highlights historic levels of ...

Astronomers have sighted the oldest known stellar explosion, dating back to when the universe was less than a billion years ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...