Category: Science

Excavation of a large stone vessel from the mysterious Laos Plain of Jars has confirmed its use in an ancient funerary tradition.

A man who died in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was carrying a medical kit with him, new scans reveal.

Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn’t just a California problem. (Image

When a large tortoise named Rex got loose, a Phoenix-area neighborhood went into a tizzy. More than just a fun commotion, Rex’s daring getaway shows

This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among

In 1931, by turning logic on itself, Kurt Gödel proved a pair of theorems that transformed the landscape of knowledge and truth. These “incompleteness theorems”

Found near Australia, Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a shaggy swimmer that closely resembles Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street.

States with abortion bans are trending away from evidence-based miscarriage treatment that includes mifepristone, compared with states without bans.

Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and “fed” for the next 500

Health officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.

A pre-Roman ceramic cup or ladle that could inspire kitchenware today — this li’l dude is excited to mix!

Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on Monday (May 18).

Professor Eloise Marais from the University College London talks about her research on pollution from satellites and its impact on earth’s climate.