One of two new plant-eaters found in Utah, the species has shaken up a branch of the dinosaur family tree, a new study says.

Hop on a canoe from Spitz and paddle your way down the Danube and its tributaries, sightseeing on a river safari, or hit the ...

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The aquamarine waters and granite, boulder-clad islands of Seychelles have long beckoned travellers. And now, a new ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church.

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

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Ancient skin pigments reveal that many turtles and "sea monsters" sported dark colors for tens of millions of years, a new study says.

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.