From floating uteruses to far-reaching tubes, this article explores ancient anatomy and the surprising mobility of the female ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East ...

Ancient Greek scientist Erasistratus (300-250 B.C.) is credited with being among the first human lie detectors.

Very few figures of the ancient Greek world of medicine loom as large as Diocles of Carystus, even though he is not as known as he should be.

In ancient Greece, Olympic victors were crowned with olive branches, while Homer referred to the antioxidant-rich juice as “liquid gold” in his epic poems. Today, Greece remains one of the ...

Most actinide-rich stars are metal-poor and ancient. This one? It’s old, but chemically rich, suggesting it may have originated in a now-merged dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way. The leading ...

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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

The Bronze Age Mycenaeans were an ancient civilization from the Greek mainland known for their impressive architecture, rich culture, and mysterious decline. Perhaps most famously, the Mycenaeans ...

Their efforts aim to improve understanding of Tibetan glacier timelines, assess the stability of the Greenland ice sheet, and identify ancient ice dating back to the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, ...

A man was taken into police custody on Saturday after he broke the armrest off an ancient Vietnamese throne recognized as a ‘national treasure,’ Vietnamese state media reported. The throne ...

Perched atop Athens’ Acropolis for nearly 2,500 years, the Parthenon remains a breathtaking monument. Though now a ruin, its enduring presence sparks vivid imaginings of its fifth-century BC prime as ...