Our abdominal muscles are among the hardest-working muscles in the body. They are involved in nearly every move we make, keeping the body stable and balanced, protecting our spine and even ensuring...

Archaeologists have found the body of a child from around 9,000 years ago buried with thousands of beads in what is now Jordan.Based on the shape of the child's jaw, she was...

The Euclid space telescope, launched July 1 on a mission to shed more light on elusive dark matter and dark energy, has reached its destination orbit and on Monday its European operators...

Until the late 19th century, the success of criminal investigations largely hung on witness reports and (often extorted) confessions. A lack of scientific tools meant investigators needed advanced deductive reasoning abilities –...

On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its hottest-ever level this week, several weeks earlier than its usual annual peak, according to preliminary data...

Scientists said on Friday they have genetically engineered female fruit flies that can have offspring without needing a male, marking the first time 'virgin birth" has been induced in an animal.The offspring...

The biggest volcano in the Solar System could once have been an island in a vast sea, new research has found.When Mars was young, and soggy, billions of years ago, the colossal...

2023 has gone from bad to worse for Earth's southern ocean.In February, climate researchers announced that Antarctica's sea ice had hit its lowest summer level since satellite records began 45 years ago.A...