Over a decade ago, NASA launched two probes to investigate the Van Allen belts —two rings of high-energy particles that encircle the Earth and protect it from harmful solar storms and cosmic radiation ...

The USS "Monitor" was the U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship. The vessel, which sank off of North Carolina in 1862, revolutionized naval warfare ...

After scientists accidentally discovered that the common eastern bumblebee can withstand flood conditions, they wanted to investigate what makes that super-ability possible ...

"Pokémon Fossil Museum" in Chicago compares "fossil Pokémon" from the popular franchise to the real-world creatures they're based on ...

Scientists have identified a strange early crocodile relative that may have looked somewhat like a flightless bird ...

Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I's favorite artist ...

Around one-third of Americans take multivitamins, but researchers don't quite understand how they affect people's health. Galina Zhigalova via Getty Images Around one in three adults in the United ...

For the first time, researchers have digitally reconstructed the facial fragments of the individual, who belonged to the Australopithecus genus ...

Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...

Parts of the park are awash in wildflowers, from the cheery yellow blooms of desert gold to the bright purple clusters of sand verbena, along with many other species ...

Brazil’s Pantanal region has the highest jaguar density on Earth, drawing camera-toting visitors to its riverbanks. Despite ...

Olivares, who is known for working with recycled materials, completed the 43-foot-tall artwork in Zacamil, El Salvador, in February ...