When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

Jo Marchant, author of The Human Cosmos, and Smithsonian science editor Carlyn Kranking revel in auroras through the ages and ...

Have you ever wondered what secrets are hidden beneath the dirt or tucked away in rooms where few have gone … Continue ...

Scientists from NASA and other institutions reported the findings of the first in-depth analysis of the minerals and ...

Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

On a wooded knoll on private property in Lake Angelus — less than a mile from the Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall in Auburn Hills — stands a hidden landmark to the history of science ...

Classical Period (c. 500–323 BC) This is the most well-known period in the history of ancient Greece. It is marked by the rise of city-states such as Athens and Sparta and significant developments in ...