When Genghis Khan died in 1227, he left behind a united Mongolia, a vast empire, and an unsolved mystery—his final resting ...

Researchers have discovered “a natural ignition mechanism” that may explain the origin of the eerie blue flames.

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Scientists uncovered two new prehistoric shark species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, in Kentucky's ...

Remarkable life-size rock carvings, depicting camels, gazelles, and other animals, have been discovered in the Saudi Arabian ...

For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the ...

German authorities are investigating claims that unidentified drones may have spied on critical infrastructure in the ...

A new Yale study has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body—and why it ...

In doing so, moreover, he may also have stumbled across part of the answer to a far bigger mystery: the origin of life on ...

If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

​​For something curative and healing, most medicines have a surprisingly noxious taste. From bitter-tasting syrups to the ...

The Sun’s poles may hold answers to long-standing mysteries about magnetic cycles, solar wind, and space weather. The polar ...