A massive Ancient Egyptian fortress emerges in the Sinai and redefines how the empire's eastern border was defended.

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

Parents don’t agree on when kids should swear. A new poll explores how families balance language, age, and social influence.

An Egyptologist deciphers secret messages hidden for 3,000 years in the Luxor obelisk that millions see every day.

The "Cosmic Grapes" galaxy formed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, revealing a never-before-seen structure.

Jupiter and Saturn's different polar storms reveal clues about planet interiors: Saturn has harder bottom than Jupiter.

Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...

Researchers report the first documented case of tool use in cattle, based on a Swiss Brown cow named Veronika who doesn’t just grab an object and rub it against herself.

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.

For decades, the default assumption has been that cows don’t have the kind of minds that support tool use. A famous Far Side cartoon, Cow Tools, made that idea into a joke: a cow stands beside strange ...

A massive Ancient Egyptian fortress emerges in the Sinai and redefines how the empire's eastern border was defended.

New research using chess960 shows that changing the starting layout can rebalance chess and alter how difficult early ...