A 17,000-year-old rockfall in northern Spain has perfectly preserved a rare Magdalenian living space, offering a unique glimpse into Paleolithic daily life. The La Garma cave complex in Spain has long been recognized as a site of immense historical...

Reveal a Cross‑Cultural Marketplace A modest golden disc uncovered during the dig pointed to a burial complex where skeletal remains were adorned with intricate jewelry, weapons and precious‑stone ornaments. The assemblage includes Greco‑Roman...

New finds in northwest China revive Liubo, the Han‑era board game, adding unearthed boards that deepen clues about its mysterious rules. New excavations in Shaanxi have unearthed Han‑era tombs that contain Liuo game boards etched onto bricks, offering...

Galileo’s forgotten work reveals the surprising scientific law that makes giants impossible, explaining why scaling up human size defies physics. From the one-eyed terror of Homer’s Odyssey to the towering antagonists of fairy tales, giants have...

A lone Thai dinosaur fossil, found without the usual bone pile, uncovers a previously unidentified feature, reshaping our understanding. Researchers have announced a new sauropod species from northeastern Thailand, naming it Uragasaurus kalasinensis....

New study of three Andes mummies uncovers surprising evidence that reshapes our understanding of the Inca empire’s enigmatic rituals. A comprehensive re‑examination of three iconic Inca child remains from the Andes has upended conventional...

New Zimbabwe dinosaur species, 210 million-year-old, reveals early African dinosaurs lived in separate ecosystems, reshaping evolution theories. A collaborative team of paleontologists has uncovered a remarkably intact dinosaur skeleton along the banks...

NASA readies the ISS for a new era with intensive spacewalk training, health research, and the upcoming SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA is gearing up the International Space Station for a series of tasks that include a planned spacewalk, a suite of...

A near‑complete 30‑million‑year‑old Mesocyon coryphaeus skeleton from Oregon shows how this coyote‑sized early dog with short legs hunted and moved. A newly uncovered skeleton of the early North American canid Mesocyon coryphaeus is bridging a 150‑year...

pre‑takeoff leap. After validating their approach on extant species, the researchers applied the same framework to the skeletal remains of Archaeopteryx, a creature that inhabited Earth roughly 150 million years ago. This iconic animal bridges...

Explore the mesmerizing world of muscle contraction, from actin and myosin to ATP and nervous control. Uncover nature's precision in motion. Muscle contraction is an intricate biological process that lies at the heart of our ability to move, breathe,...

Beyond physical measurements, the spatial arrangement of the tracks suggests a level of social complexity that skeletal remains cannot reveal. The group of eight appears to have traveled as a single unit. Notably, the trackway composition points toward...

A long‑lost fossil reveals a new 200‑million‑year‑old predator, shedding light on an ancient world previously unknown to science. Researchers have unveiled a previously unknown crocodile‑like reptile that roamed what is now northern New Mexico about...

Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil ever to preserve such rare, intricate details, marking only the second find of its kind among millions. A remarkable fossil hidden in plain sight within a small Montréal museum has provided scientists with a...

New blind cavefish genus Demogorgonichthys arcanus discovered under Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, known only from Bobcat Cave and its aquifer. Bobcat Cave, a karst system beneath Redstone Arsenal in northern Alabama, has been the focus of...

Hidden among 10,000 bone fragments in a Romanian cave, researchers have made an unexpected discovery that could reshape our understanding of human history. Thousands of seemingly mundane bone fragments recovered from a Romanian cave have revealed a...