Until a few years ago, no serious consideration had been made of the many and varied representations of monsters found on world maps from the 10th century [...]

Archaeologists have unearthed vessels portraying “tree of life” motifs during excavation works in the Domuztepe Mound in the southern province of [...]

Egypt has been thought of by many as a quintessentially African civilization. There is, however, evidence that the ancient Egyptians may have been less [...]

One day, our sun will grow so large that it will swallow Earth. To understand that future stage, scientists must look beyond the solar system to study the [...]

A new exhibit at the Princeton University Art Museum was inspired by an extraordinary artist who harnessed both scientific knowledge and artistic [...]

The wisps of light emanating from the solar disk during this year’s total eclipse are plumes of hot, charged gas called plasma from the sun’s [...]

Antares is a red supergiant that one day will explode into a supernova. Source: space

If you’re on an airplane flying across the U.S. during the Aug. 21 eclipse, what might you see from midair? Source: space

The Victorian-era treasure known as Big Ben will be taking a four-year break from its hourly song starting at noon on Monday August 21. The bells making up [...]

On Monday, August 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse. Humans have been alternatively amused, [...]