Coldsteam and Desborough established dates for the Greek iron ages through careful documentation of Greek pottery fragments ...

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they ...

A new technique enables data storage in synthetic polymers, allowing direct bit access without full sequence decoding, ...

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air days after a huge eruption ...

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification ...

Nuclear fission has powered our world and medical advancements for decades. What exactly happens when an atom's nucleus splits into two parts?

Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of ...

The enigmatic Book of Enoch has captivated scholars and laypeople alike for millennia. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking ...

Two books explore the scandals and controversies around the acquisition of antiquities by curators and collectors.

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii after a volcanic eruption, overturning misconceptions about their genetic ...