The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

The name "kākāpō" means "night parrot" in the Māori language, a reference to the birds' nocturnal habits. Though kākāpō cannot fly, they can walk for long distances and are agile climbers, clambering ...

Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living ...

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs.

This is the first time such results have been achieved in both children and adult patients born with a specific type of ...

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, ...

During a record-breaking flight through the sun’s corona in Dec. 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the closest-ever ...

The South Island giant moa could be the next species that biotech company Colossal Biosciences "brings back" from extinction ...

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...

As flash floods ravage areas like the Texas Hill Country, research shows that technology alone cannot save lives during ...