On The Astounding Pop Mech Show, editors discuss the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), an organism that lived on Earth 400 million years after it formed.

Genghis Khan’s empire reshaped continents—but did his genes do the same? In this episode, Kings and Generals explores the claim that millions of men alive today descend from the Mongol conqueror. With ...

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Fossils described in a new study speak to a previously unknown large-bodied lizard diversity that existed alongside dinosaurs ...

Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having ...

A groundbreaking fossil discovery in Mongolia has revealed Khankhuuluu Mongoliensis, an 86-million-year-old dinosaur ...

The rising Chinese auteur’s genre-bending drama, unveiled at the Shanghai Film Festival, uses a virtual reality boxing ...

PARIS (AP) — After the Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation two years ago, over 100 ...

Israel and Iran enter their second week of hostilities as world leaders push for de-escalation, and the U.S. weighs its next ...

After the Hollywood epic "Napoleon" exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation two years ago, more than 100 relics -- which shaped empires, broke hearts and spawned centuries of fascination -- ...

After Hollywood's “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation, over 100 relics — which shaped empires, broke ...