Early Residents of the Pacific Northwest Smoked Smooth Sumac
Researchers used a new technique to detect the chemical fingerprints of specific plant species in a 1,400-year-old pipe's residue
See the Face of a Man Whose Skull Was Mounted on a Stake 8,000 Years Ago
A forensic artist used 3-D scans of the hunter-gatherer's cranium to envision what he may have looked like in life
'Joker' Spider Named After Joaquin Phoenix
Loureedia phoenixi’s bold red and white abdomen inspired the researchers’ homage
300-Pound, Wombat-Like Creature Once Roamed Australia
Paleontologists describe a new species of extinct Australian marsupial that is most closely related to modern wombats but was the size of a black bear
Archaeologists Unearth Trove of Artifacts From 19th-Century Australian Chinatown
Chinese immigrants created a community in the Frog's Hollow neighborhood of Brisbane
Local Man Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Lead Ingot in Welsh Field
Rob Jones' discovery adds a tangible piece of evidence to the history of mining in Roman Britain
Distant Black Hole Collides With a Mysterious Object
Scientists detect what is either the heaviest known neutron star or the least massive black hole ever recorded
Rare Hybrid Hawksbill-Green Sea Turtle Released in Florida
The turtle will participate in an annual 'race' put on by a Florida-based sea turtle conservation group
Newly Excavated Viking Dwelling May Be Oldest Found in Iceland
Archaeologists say the settlement, which may have housed a Norse chieftain, dates to roughly 800 A.D.
Australia’s Fires Sent Smoke 19 Miles High
The unprecedented plumes of were carried aloft by smoke-filled thunderclouds and exhibited unusual wind patterns
‘Into the Wild’ Bus Airlifted Out of the Wilderness
Dangerous and even deadly pilgrimages to the bus prompted officials to remove the bus due to public safety concerns
Australian Mouse Feared Extinct After Fires Found Alive
Camera traps spotted the endangered smoky mouse in seven different locations
Centuries-Old Hindu Temple Unearthed in India
The 200-year-old structure had been buried by sand for 80 years until local miners rediscovered it
A Construction Project Reveals Whale Bones Beneath a Road in Scotland
Thought to have come from a large male sperm whale, they may be remnants of the whaling industry that once operated out of Edinburgh’s port
Experiment Tricks Mice Into Smelling Things That Aren’t There
Researchers stimulated certain of the mouse’s brain cells in a particular order to produce 'synthetic smells'
First Soft-Shelled Dinosaur Egg Fossils Found
Twin discoveries reveal that some ancient reptiles laid soft-shelled eggs, challenging long-held assumptions in paleontology
DNA Extracted From Ancient 'Irish Pharaoh' May Reveal Royal Incest
New analysis of elite man buried in Stone Age monument suggests he was the product of either a brother-sister or parent-child pairing
Bright Patches on Saturn’s Largest Moon Are Dried-Up Lake Beds
New study tackles a 20-year-old mystery about Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system
Nearly 2,000 Black Americans Were Lynched During Reconstruction
A new report brings the number of victims of racial terror killings between 1865 and 1950 to almost 6,500
Compared With Hummingbirds, People Are Rather Colorblind
Experiments reveal the tiny birds can see "non-spectral" colors that blend ultraviolet light with colors humans can see to create distinct hues we can't
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