With their bright green eyes and slender bodies, gulper sharks are odd-looking, prehistoric creatures that have been around for millions of years. Found worldwide in waters from 200 to 1,500 meters ...

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to ...

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.

A wild wolf in British Columbia was recorded pulling a crab trap out of the ocean, potentially marking the first time the species was observed using tools.

A scientist in Japan has developed a technique that uses brain scans and artificial intelligence to turn a person’s mental images into descriptive sentences.

Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests.

Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries. Known as “will-o’-the-wisp,” “jack-o’-lantern,” “corpse candle” and “ignis fatuus” (“foolish fire ...

Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that delays puberty, a new documentary says. Experts say that more details are needed.

Archaeologists studied Semiyarka, dubbed The City of Seven Ravines, a settlement from 1600 BC that may have been a powerhouse ...

Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was replaced Wednesday with ...