Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) organised a ceremony in Hanoi on December 11 to announce ...

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

Nuclear watchdogs are sounding the alarm after finding that the dome that contains radiation at the Chernobyl disaster site ...

Diego Cardeñosa always knew he wanted to study sharks. But when he started his Ph.D., he had to make a choice: tagging sharks ...

Holiday moss is turning out to be more than a rustic backdrop for candles and nativity scenes. By trapping fragments of ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

Lost cities, missing tombs, and unexplained occurrences. History still holds unanswered questions for these seven events.

For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 ...

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

A grape seed extract formulated by a Chinese biotech seems to extend longevity — in mice. But whether it becomes a viable anti-aging intervention for humans or ends up as another blind alley remains ...

High-quality water serves as a fundamental indicator of public health and societal prosperity, acting as a crucial catalyst ...

The tropical rainforest of the Congo basin is the world’s second-largest. (The Amazon is slightly bigger, but far better studied.) Via the Congo river, water drains into the Atlantic largely from six ...