They determined it was a new, juvenile-aged member of Mammalodontidae, a family of whales that lived between 30 and 23 ...

However, because most known examples of Inca-era khipus come from graves that were looted before archaeologists had a chance ...

S tretching around 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) along western North America, the Tintina fault has long been assumed to be ...

Kookaburras are known for their laugh, but they're one of several bird species that seem to be having a joke on simple-minded ...

The researchers, led by geochemist Dr Nigel Blamey, were examining rock salt (halite) samples from a drill core in Australia ...

Three out of seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system are likely without an atmosphere, ruling them out as ...

The authors acknowledge the crystals they made, while “predominantly hexagonal diamonds” still contain “trace imperfections ...

There are many ways for rovers and spacecraft to look for evidence of life, recent or ancient. Now, researchers report a new ...

The mineral suggests Mars may have been active for longer than we thought, with potential implications for life on the Red ...

More than 1,300 years ago, a boy and a girl were buried on two sides of England’s south coast. Today, their DNA reveals they both had West African roots, a surprising find that suggests early medieval ...

Tibetan foxes are monogamous and typically have litters of two to five young after a gestation period of 50 to 60 days. Given the barren and treeless landscapes that they inhabit, the young remain ...

“Our analysis shows that the blast was sparked by a catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, and is the strongest evidence to date that such close interactions can actually detonate a star, ...