2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador Mar. 5, 2025

Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered Feb. 5, 2025

Healthy breast cells can look like invasive cancer, complicating early diagnosis Jan. 2, 2025

These endangered whales can live up to 150 years — twice as long as previously thought Dec. 25, 2024

Why do we shrink as we age? Aug. 25, 2024

Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal Aug. 15, 2024

Massive medieval coin hoard worth 'about 150 sheep' discovered in Germany's Black Forest Aug. 15, 2024

Bacteria that switch antibiotic resistance on and off are going undetected. Microbiologist Karin Hjort is on a mission to find out how they do it. Aug. 9, 2024

How fast can antibiotic resistance evolve? Aug. 9, 2024

FEATURE: Scientists have found a secret 'switch' that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it's been evading lab tests for decades Aug. 9, 2024

'Extremely unusual': Hottest ocean temperature in 400 years threatens the Great Barrier Reef Aug. 8, 2024

Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda Triangle Aug. 7, 2024

'Screaming Woman' mummy suffered a painful death in ancient Egypt, virtual autopsy finds Aug. 2, 2024

3,500-year-old tablet in Turkey turns out to be a shopping list Jul 30, 2024

Why do we see colors that aren't there? Jul 27, 2024

'Double' meteor shower will light up the skies next week. Here's how to watch. Jul 24, 2024

Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again Jul 16, 2024

Black patients may be missed on common cancer screening, study suggests Jul 16, 2024

Does honey ever go bad? Jul 9, 2024

Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance Jul 3, 2024

'I've never seen anything like this': Scientists hijack cancer genes to turn tumors against themselves Jul 3, 2024

51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's oldest storytelling art Jul 3, 2024

H5N1 bird flu can remain infectious in raw milk for at least an hour, study finds Jun 27, 2024

2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine Jun 27, 2024

'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside Jun 26, 2024

Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old Jun 25, 2024

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice Jun 20, 2024

'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past Jun 19, 2024

Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling her gigantic, translucent eggs Jun 17, 2024