Our current AI systems may one day evolve into a superintelligent entity, but scientists aren't yet certain what this might ...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — ...

This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

"The fastest dinosaur was likely an Ornithomimosauria," Susannah Maidment, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in ...

An object's color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds — for different viewers. But that doesn't mean colors are subjective.

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women ...

AIs can outperform humans easily on short tasks, but longer ones are the true hurdle to overcome before we can deem them to ...

This photo of M16 is the latest redux image published to mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which ...

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Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.