Most small galaxies that stopped making new stars in the early universe never resumed operations. Something caused their ...

When four Eurasian lynxes were released illegally into the Scottish Highlands this month, it reignited a long-running debate: ...

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Volcanic eruptions shaped the destinies of ancient European societies, leading to dramatic cultural shifts and the emergence ...

Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...

Montana State University scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the ...

Melting ice in Yellowstone has revealed the fossilized remains of Whitebark pine trees that formed a part of a larger ancient ...

A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were likely used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate ...

Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.

Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have ...

Scientists drilled a 2-mile-deep ice core in Antarctica, allowing them to peer back in time at Earth's climate over 1.2 ...

When hundreds of eerily perfect circles were discovered on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, theories abounded about what ...