To trace the origins of ancient pottery, scientists used a method that sounds like it's borrowed from science fiction. more

To trace the origins of ancient pottery, scientists used a method that sounds like it's borrowed from science fiction. more

Highly decorated chalk cylinders, carved in Britain more than 4,000 years ago, could be ancient replicas of measuring devices used for laying out Stonehenge. more

Although Stonehenge may be the most famous of Europe's megaliths, it's far from the only one: There are about 35,000 of these... more

Usually, soft-bodied species like spiders aren't fossilized in rock like animals with bones and teeth. More often, ancient spiders and insects are more likely to be discovered preserved... more

Megaliths spread across the continent due to seafarers’ influence, researcher says. more

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With a population between 10,000 and 30,000 in its heyday (A.D. 1050-1200) and a sprawling assortment of homes, storage buildings, temples, cemeteries, mounds and other monuments in and... more

To be listed as UNESCO World Heritage requires special care and protection of valuable cultural monuments and pieces of Art from threats such as biodeterioration caused... more

A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system is expected to land on the rock later... more

A peculiar fungus was retrieved from an artwork in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal during a multi-disciplinary scientific survey. The organism was found to belong... more

Four-billion-year-old fragment found in an Apollo sample could be as old as any on Earth more

Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality types that could be at risk. more

The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists aren't sure what many of then were used for or when they were created. more

About 800 years ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea. There are no written records saying where the ship was going... more

Researchers are addressing the challenges of curating ancient biomolecules and working toward the development and dissemination of best practices. A recent article suggest museums play a critical role among stakeholders in ancient biomolecules research and should be responsive... more

Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality types that could be at risk. The international... more

As below, so above. That seems to be an operating principle for molecules that start with a basic chirality—or "handed-ness"—and pass it on as they combine into larger... more

About eight hundred years ago, a ship sank in the Java Sea off the coast of the islands of Java and Sumatra... more

Using simulations and calculations, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) nuclear scientists for the first time have accurately predicted the properties of polarized thermonuclear fusion. Analogous calculations... more

Photos of the amazing stone structures, dating back thousands of years, that were discovered in the Western Sahara. more

Scientists discover what may be Earth’s oldest rock in a lunar sample returned by the Apollo 14 astronauts. The research about this... more

Combining Einstein's theory of relativity with one of the most powerful telescopes in the world has helped an international team of researchers measure where and how dark matter structures grow in the universe. Their analysis suggests... more

Water flow through plants is critical to our food supply: without proper water flow, plants cannot carry out photosynthesis, or grow or reliably produce... more

Voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 represents a promising target for pain relief. Here we report the cryo-EM structures of the human Nav1.7-β1-β2 complex... more

University of Oklahoma researchers, led by Courtney Hofman and Rita Austin, in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, are addressing the challenges of curating ancient biomolecules and working toward the development... more

Megaliths across Europe might have a common origin in Northwestern France more

This ancient ice stream was comparable to those found in Antarctica today more

Tasmania's ancient rainforest and alpine flora species face an uncertain future, scientists have warned, after out-of-control bushfires consumed vast tracts of wild bushland. more

A lunar rock sample collected by Apollo 14 astronauts in 1971 contains traces of minerals with a chemical composition common to Earth and very... more