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Archaeologists measured the magnetic fields found in clay bricks to determine the construction date of Babylon's Ishtar Gate.

Dams built to protect the Icelandic town of Grindavík from rushing lava may not be enough, a volcanologist cautions.

New analysis of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk has pieced together the life of a female mammoth that likely died at the hands of hunters close to Alaska's oldest archaeological site.

A new modeling study helps confirm that key connections in the brain are formed in the same way across different animal species, likely including humans.

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.

A newfound necropolis in central Italy that once sat near an exclusive villa along an ancient road holds the remains of 67 people and their treasures, including gold jewelry.

Iceland volcano appears to be gearing up for another eruption as more magma accumulates beneath the surface and the land around Svartsengi continues to rise.

Combining three OLED light sources to mimic white light has reduced interference and bit error rates.

Experience the April 8 total solar eclipse from Eclipse Island, Corona, Moon Island, or one of these other eclipse-themed locations.

Newly unveiled documents belonging to the physician who carried out an autopsy of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley reveal an unorthodox experiment in which the doctor injected bacterial samples from McKinley into several pets.

Using high-speed video, herpetologist Bill Ryerson filmed snakes attacking dead rodents and found species fit into two broad categories: strikers and lungers.

The annual Consumer Technology Show rolled into the Las Vegas Convention Center last week. These are what we think are the most interesting pieces of tech coming from the event.

Deal If you're a student using Google services, this Chromebook is a snip.

The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.

The enormous aqueduct was built in the second century to carry water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away.

The new model mimics the structure and function of the human conjunctiva in a lab dish, even producing its own tears.

A study suggests primordial black holes may make planets and moons near us wobble. If measured experimentally, this will provide the first concrete proof such objects exist.

The Indian plate may be peeling into two as it slides under the Eurasian plate, tearing Tibet apart in the process.

Scientists have estimated how many cells have occupied Earth since the origin of life on the planet.

A new DNA technique has detected evidence in Iron Age skeletons of Turner, Klinefelter and Down syndrome.