The construction workers weren’t looking for artifacts that morning. They were dredging the Korte Linschoten River—just another day, another load of clay—when a glint of iron caught someone’s eye.

In what is now the desert of White Sands, New Mexico, a trail of human footprints crosses the hardened bed of an extinct lake. These lines in the mud are now pushing scientists to rethink the origin ...

Seasonal Body Image Dissatisfaction (SBID) was formally coined in a 2021 study, and the effect is remarkably pervasive.

When the archaeologists dated the boomerang in Poland, it was dated to 30,000 years ago. In the same area, a human thumb bone ...

This simple idea is putting brake lights on the front of vehicles. This could be a game-changer in road safety. A recent ...

Road ecology, the scientific study of how road networks impact ecosystems, presents a perfect opportunity for community ...

People in Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas reported sightings of a fireball overhead on Thursday afternoon, 26 June. It ...

To test the limits, the researchers started by firing a powerful, ultrafast laser into the side of a volunteer’s head. The ...

Even seemingly benign behavior can backfire if you live in bear country. A discarded drum lid, a backyard bird feeder, an ...

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The next big space threat isn't to Earth. It's to the Moon.

California ground squirrels are as commonplace as the seeds, acorns, and grains they’re often seen nibbling. Yet, scientists ...