Today, the Denali Fault rips apart some of the North American plate, but it was once a place where tectonic plates came ...

A genetic analysis of six people buried in a Moche tomb around A.D. 500 revealed that two teenagers were sacrificed to their ...

A new study hints at a "previously recognized" mechanism that links a rare chromosomal disorder to schizophrenia.

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

String theory remains our best candidate for a theory of everything, but where can it be tested? By studying black holes, ...

Put simply, yes: The incidence of respiratory infections, such as the common cold, peaks in temperate regions during the ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

The bowstrings were found with wood-and-reed arrows and were used by the first European farmers. Roughly 7,000-year-old cords ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

Dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria can infiltrate the food supply through many different routes, experts explain.

How much do you know about Antarctica? Take our science quiz to see if you'll freeze up or be as cool as a cucumber.