Only one of the pyramids at the site was damaged, but personnel from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History ...

If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon ...

First, it's a prime number (meaning it is only divisible by itself and one). Second, it's what is called a Mersenne prime (we ...

In all our explorations of Mars to date, no evidence has been found that meets the rigorous standards to claim that we have ...

In 1896, German chemist Emil Fischer noted something very strange about a molecule named acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone.

Bad news for any extreme exercise junkies out there: excessive vigorous exercise could muffle your immune system.

Because the bricks self-assemble on the template DNA strand, lots of writing happens at once, rather than bit by bit. Speeding up the process, and making it accessible to non-scientists, could help ...

While it's not possible to stop the brain from aging – at least not yet – there might be ways to slow down its decline, and a ...

The key genes change the chemical structure of the pigment molecule through the actions of an enzyme which adds just one atom ...

The tropical waters that flow between the Philippines archipelago contribute more than four million tonnes of seafood to ...

Life on Earth may have developed the ability to form embryos even before it grew the very first animals. A single-celled ...

Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors.