Researchers found high-resolution evidence of a future earthquake threat.

More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago — including what is now the Mazon Creek ...

One night in 373 BCE, the earth beneath the Greek city of Helike groaned and cracked. As homes crumbled and temples collapsed, a tsunami wave surged in from the Gulf of Corinth, swallowing the city ...

A study of a fossilized pterosaur from China has confirmed that some of these prehistoric creatures had a surprisingly varied ...

Ancient Iranians hosted epic feasts with wild boars that had been hunted and transported from distant regions. These animals weren’t just dinner—they were symbolic gifts. Tooth enamel analysis ...

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar ...

A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today.

Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago ...

Science has shown that anyone can attain a super memory by using and ancient Greek and Roman technique called "memory palace." ...