While most countries rest on solid ground, several unique communities have embraced as their foundation for life, creating floating nations that adapt with tides and waves. These remarkable ...

At 7,000 feet above the Swiss Alps, a team of archaeologists has uncovered a Roman military camp, expanding our understanding ...

While there is fossil evidence of life older than 3.3bn years, this is the first time that its molecular chemical fingerprints have been detected through high-tech sleuthing.

A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years ...

Whether it's for preserving the world's precious seeds or safeguarding ancient manuscripts, doomsday vaults are fascinating ...

Hundreds of pupils attended a bigger, better science fair to take part in experiments across such diverse fields as astronomy ...

A recently discovered impact crater in China is among the best-preserved ever found, offering insight into how space rocks ...

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

New research suggests the Band of Holes in southern Peru may have been first a market and later an Inca accounting device.

In a world where technology reigns supreme, ancient crafts teeter on the brink of extinction. Discover the stories of ...

The Rs 800-crore Varanasi ropeway has become a national test case for using cable cars to solve traffic problems in cities ...

An international team of geologists and paleontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the ...