Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

An amazing find in a Wisconsin lake has rewritten the timeline of advanced cultures in North America by centuries.

Between roughly 600,000 and one million years ago, Africa’s fossil record goes strangely quiet. Genetic evidence suggests ...

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

Deep beneath a quiet stretch of western Europe, researchers have uncovered the ghost of a community that flourished long ...

Across the world’s continental shelves, archaeologists are racing a rising tide of development and climate change to map and ...

Hot Springs, South Dakota is that rare gem—a place that doesn’t need to shout to get your attention because its quiet charm speaks volumes. The moment your tires hit the streets of Hot Springs, you’ll ...

Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest.

A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the ...

"Awards like these are a critical component of our incubator program for future missions, which combines government ...