The ancient Egyptian god of the moon had two very different faces: a crescent-beaked white bird and a silver-coated baboon.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Department of State Health Services have reported a likely case of ...

A team of Brazilian researchers discovered the first direct evidence that goethite—the mineral responsible for the brown ...

Xenophagocytosis is a natural immune process that limits interspecies organ generation by eliminating living donor cells, ...

IBM and researchers from the University of Chicago announced a demonstration in quantum computing that meets the fundamental ...

A brewing "super" El Nino cycle is poised to unleash heat waves, floods and drought worldwide, with the effects amplified by ...

Our sun constantly releases a stream of high-speed charged particles, known as the solar wind. Unlike Earth, Mars does not ...

Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and ...

For archaeologists, the Coëby cemetery in Brittany, France, is a gold mine for research. It contains several prehistoric stone monuments and earth mounds. In a new study of two unusually large mounds, ...

Koç University researchers have developed a conservation method that combines photogrammetry, digital modeling, 3D printing and embedded sensors to replace missing sections of archaeological amphorae.

Hungary's sole nuclear power plant will be shut down next week because of low water levels in the Danube, Prime Minister ...

A strengthening El Niño that could shatter all-time records is "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the ...