A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that ...

A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

A new analysis used near-infrared photography to shed light on the methods and tools for creating tattoos in the Early Iron ...

Several vaccines for HIV have been tested in animal studies and an early safety trial in people, showing promising results in ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region. Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which includes the Gulf Stream, plays a key stabilizing role in climates around the planet. Yet a number of studies indicate that the current is ...

Archaeologists are excavating a Roman-era watchtower in Croatia that was "built in a strategic location" on the banks of the ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have finally discovered the 'Land of the White Jaguar,' a stronghold for Maya rebels for nearly 110 ...

A 17-year-old badly burned his foot and ankle on Monday (July 28) while hiking off trail near the Lone Star Geyser, ...

A cutting-edge chemical analysis of a mystery substance that had stymied experts for 70 years finally revealed its identity.