Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

A woman's contraceptive implant ended up in her lung; doctors believe the device migrated because it wasn't inserted in her ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around it, astronomers hope to better understand how solar systems like our own ...

Expedition Killer Whale" reveals an hour-long lesson where adult orca teach calves how to hunt seals off Antarctica.

Unusual weather patterns and climate change have been driving stark changes in the northwestern state. Now, new satellite ...

The discovery of an 11,000-year-old village in Saskatchewan could rewrite Indigenous history in central Canada.

Scientists have cooled qubits to record low temperatures using a quantum refrigerator powered by "hot thermal baths." ...

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired ...

A branch of the H5N1 bird flu family tree that hadn't previously been seen in cattle has now been detected in dairy cows.

Scientists are studying the vaginal microbiome in populations all around the world to see how it might differ in different ...

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now ...

Jupiter and Mars will appear to make ultraclose approaches to the moon on two nights this week. Here's how to get the best ...