Built in Naples during the Roman Empire, the Temple of Venus has long resisted the passage of time, and for centuries no one quite knew why. A new study of its materials now reveals the extraordinary ...

The natural world has always fueled the myths and stories of Indigenous cultures. But what if some of those myths were inspired by animals that disappeared hundreds of millions of years before humans ...

The next generation of prosthetics could soon feel far more natural to use. In a breakthrough study, researchers from the University of Utah have modified a prosthetic hand to include a neural network ...

A new study has found that deep sleep may protect memory even in people showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers observed that individuals who enjoyed consistent, high-quality sleep ...

We often enjoy this fruit for its vivid color and tangy sweetness—but few realize it might also benefit metabolic health. Its antioxidants, once processed by gut bacteria, appear to turn into active ...

A collapse of the Amoc mega-current wouldn’t just bring back polar-style winters to Europe — Dutch researchers warn there’s an even graver risk. Once treated with skepticism, the idea that Amoc (the ...

Artificial intelligence has done what decades of human effort couldn’t — it’s uncovered hundreds of massive, ancient designs hidden beneath the sands of Peru’s desert. These intricate figures, ...

Franck Marchis, a French-American astronomer and planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, has a knack for predicting the future. Decades ago, he foresaw the rise of adaptive optics, which ...

A modest cut in meat consumption could have massive effects on public health. According to new research, eating less meat could help prevent diabetes, heart disease, and colorectal cancer — ...

To grasp why this made sense, picture life in medieval Europe: small, drafty homes with little insulation and a single fireplace struggling to heat the room. Winters were long, dark, and biting. In ...

In southern Spain, researchers have uncovered a 5,000-year-old fortress unlike anything seen before. But the biggest surprise wasn’t its ancient walls — it was the body of a Roman soldier buried ...

When gamma-ray bursts were first discovered by the military, their declassified origin left astrophysicists puzzled. They couldn’t explain how such luminosity could exist. A newly detected burst now ...