In an unprecedented discovery, an exceptional paleontological site has emerged from the mountains of the Orobie Valtellinesi ...

In the vast realm of insects, certain beetles, mites, and other insects—including bees, ants, and wasps—use a unique system ...

A recent study led by a CNRS scientist analyzed the significant drop in the Mediterranean Sea level during the monumental ...

The so-called Aztec “death whistle” is an instrument distinguished by producing a chilling sound, comparable to a person’s ...

The history of life on Earth dates back more than 500 million years, when complex-structured organisms emerged during the ...

Mercury is a highly toxic chemical element, and although it is dangerous in its elemental form, it becomes especially harmful ...

Located at 3,130 meters above sea level at the summit of Mount Chaberton in the Cerces Massif of the French Alps, the ...

At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...

If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of Queen Victoria or an American multimillionaire like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, ...

In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a triple-star system, which can host potentially-habitable planets. Our nearest stellar neighbour, the Alpha Centauri system, includes three stars. Credit: G ...

The War of Jenkins’ Ear pitted Britain against Spain from 1739 to 1748, leaving three particularly noteworthy episodes in its wake. One was the incident that sparked it, leading the British to name it ...