A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals. But when it occurs, the disease ...

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

A man was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, which likely emerged due to him inhaling substances that damaged his bones.

"As yet, nobody has managed to understand what gives rise to this strange phenomenon, and explaining dark energy remains one ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...