Science

‘It’s similar to how Google can map your home without your consent’: Why using aerial lasers to map an archaeology site should have Indigenous...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square...

Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.

Halley's comet bears the name of the astronomer who famously first described its movements through space, but he...

1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb from the Zapotec culture that features well-preserved details, including a...

People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms

Humans — not glaciers — transported Stonehenge's megaliths across Great Britain to their current location in southern England,...

Why gut pain may be more severe in women than in men, according to a preclinical study

Differences in how gut cells respond to hormones may help to explain why women experience more frequent and...

Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won’t erupt before mid-to-late 2026

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon could now blow its top in mid-to late-2026, scientists say.In December last year, scientists said the...

Ram-shaped teapot from ancient Canaanite cult discovered near ancient city of Armageddon

While excavating near the ancient city of Armageddon in Israel, archaeologists unearthed a 3,300-year-old Canaanite "tea set," a dollhouse-sized temple, and one of the...

Cambridge scientists created a gel that could end arthritis pain

Researchers have developed a material that can sense tiny changes within the body, such as during an arthritis flare-up, and release drugs exactly where...

Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds

An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than...

How the surface you exercise on might increase your risk of cramps

For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled...

What are the signs that nature is telling us?’ Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits

Scientists are deliberately triggering earthquakes from a tunnel deep beneath the Alps. Although it may sound like something out of a James Bond movie,...