As permafrost melts in the Arctic, some very exciting discoveries of the frozen remains of long-dead prehistoric creatures have been made in recent years.

Beneath the coastal waters of the Japanese island of Yonaguni lies a series of mysterious rock formations. Since its discovery nearly 35 years ago, the strangely symmetrical shapes and structures of the 'Yonaguni Monument' have led to fierce debate over i...

Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago.

It was once inconceivable that humans could have been in Florida at the same time as mammoths and mastodons. Those large beasts, and a couple dozen other large mammals, went extinct just under 13,000 years ago.

Frankincense is a fragrant resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, particularly Boswellia sacra, Boswellia carteri, and other related species.

Scientifically, it's proven that Santa's magical flying sleigh must have been pulled by a crew of female reindeer. But we assumed that they were male, to the point that we named one Rudolph. Where does this myth come from, and what does it say about us?

The 1700 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami was a massive natural disaster that reshaped the Pacific Northwest. Through tree rings, soil layers, and international collaboration, scientists have pieced together the exact timing of the event. As the region bra...

Plenty of animals do things that seem risky, but they clearly have a good reason for doing it. After all, they've made it this far by taking chances. But these birds really take the cake when it comes to daredevil stunts, all in the name of food, love, or...

Explore the science of the phenomenon of “floaters,” those tiny blobs that swim across your field of vision.

Finally, some good news about the environment.

Here are five stories we tell ourselves — five famous history stories that you have heard all your life — that aren't true. Not only are they not true, but historians have known they aren't true, said they aren't true, insisted they aren't true, and the s...

Fahrenheit, explained to the rest of the world.

Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting".

Astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why the moon sometimes appears larger and brighter in the night sky.

From tiger sharks chasing turtles in shallow waters to great whites breaching cages, these are some of the most awe-inspiring and heart-pounding shark encounters caught on camera.