A facial-mapping study based on the ancient Greek Golden Ratio names Emma Stone the world’s most beautiful woman.

About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

Washington, DC— Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists found ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Step through the gates of Olympus and you meet a reality far more exacting than myth: stone fatigue, seismic stress, polluted ...