One of the most important archaeological sites in Polynesia is the Pulemelei mound – the largest ancient monumental structure, not only in Samoa, but [...]

A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to that [...]

An anchorite or anchoret (anchoress being its female form) was person who chose to “live alone in prayer to worship God, unceasingly and without [...]

If they stayed almost any length of time, the ancient Romans left a cultural mark on the place they visited, conquered, and/or had extensive trade with. [...]

Japan launched seven spacecraft to Earth orbit today (Jan. 17), including a little satellite designed to create dazzling artificial meteor showers. [...]

NASA published moon-observation worksheets to teach kids about the science of total lunar eclipses. Source: space

The China Lunar Exploration Program has given the Maisto Tech toy company exclusive rights to manufacture toy versions of the Chang’e-4 lunar rover, which [...]

The distant object Ultima Thule spins into view in a dramatic new video captured by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. Source: space

Here’s something you don’t see every day — the glint of freshly fallen rain on the surface of an alien world. Source: space

11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have used them for hunting, a new study from the [...]