An identical transmitter to the one aboard the aviator’s final flight may have produced the clue everyone’s been waiting for.

A single leaked hint exposed the CIA’s most puzzling code. But dozens of the world’s toughest ciphers are still waiting to be ...

The discovery of non-cyanobacteria diazotrophs underneath Arctic sea ice could change our understanding of the food web, as ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black hole.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

The discovery prompted an international search to figure out how the ancient headstone made it to New Orleans.

At the northern end of Hadrian’s Wall, volunteers and archaeology students uncovered pottery, metalwork, soldiers’ tools, and ...

The ocean is doing its best to soak up excess heat caused by greenhouse emissions, but once humanity (hopefully) achieves a ...

I tested the first consumer-grade UltraViolet printer to see if it what it can do for makers, and I was impressed.