A silver amulet found in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in ...

If you missed the peak of the Geminid meteor shower earlier this month, don't worry — there's still another chance to catch a ...

Given an infinite amount of time, an infinite number of monkeys randomly prodding keys on a typewriter could, in theory, ...

Composite images reveal how the sun's corona changed from one total solar eclipse to another in 2023 and 2024, just as solar ...

Two cannons found at a site dating to 1541 in Arizona may be the oldest surviving firearms in the U.S. They were abandoned by the Spanish after they were defeated in battle.

Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Alien life might look unlike anything we've ever seen on Earth. Trying to find evidence of these unknown organisms will ...

Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.

Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't ...

The Marble Caves sit on the shores of a turquoise glacial lake in southern Chile. Light bounces off the water onto the walls, ...

Leopards, cheetahs, Egyptian maus — a variety of cats have stunning spots. Others, like tigers, have stripes; still others, like lions, lack patterns on their coats. But how do cats get their spots, ...

"Incorporation [of fluoride] into the tooth enamel makes it more resistant to the acids produced by bacteria, helping prevent ...