Thirty years ago this week, two Swiss astronomers announced that they had spotted the first known planet orbiting a Sun-like star. The Nobel-winning discovery, later published in the pages of Nature, ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most notable findings Jack Tamisiea In 2024, researchers at the National Museum ...

It's not the first time there have been claims of signs of life on Mars, so why are scientists particularly thrilled now?

(CNN) — Whether lost at the bottom of the ocean, tucked away in a library’s archives or hidden behind a kitchen wall, this year’s arts, archaeology and literary discoveries spanned an astonishing ...

Healthcare-related breakthroughs dominated Wired magazine’s list of the top scientific discoveries of 2013. Genome editing. In January, researchers announced the development of a new method of genome ...

The data for the 100 Best Unearthed Discoveries countdown was collated from the 2.6 million votes cast for the Hottest 100 Of Australian Songs. The list tallied the votes put towards artists that have ...

Any discussion of archaeology in the year 2012 would be incomplete without mention of the much-talked-about end of the Maya Long Count calendar and the apocalyptic prophecies it has engendered. With ...

Ever since the discovery of the largest known Greek tomb was announced in August, archaeology buffs around the world have been eagerly awaiting each successive bit of news from the site. The ...