Category science

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new research finds.

How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage.

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill.

The first ever stroller accessory designed to filter out air pollutants on the go — a gimmick or a sign of an upcoming trend?

Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a “sacred arc,” an archaeologist says.

Chlorine-based water treatments create many by-products, but one has been elusive. Its identification sets the stage for studying its health effects.

Aftershock II, a new rocket built by students at the University of Southern California, recently broke a number of 20-year-old amateur spaceflight records for altitude, power and speed. It reached more than 470,000 feet above Earth’s surface and went “hypersonic.”

Neanderthals may have used specialized hearths to make tar around 65,000 years ago, a new study finds.

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

Mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska has uncovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure on the seafloor, but scientists say it’s too early to determine the nature of the discovery.