A demonstration of an ancient device reveals how simple physics can create extremely fast spinning motion, showing that clever engineering existed long before modern machines.

Fancy a hi-tech European weight-loss retreat or a family-friendly spa that starts at under £100? Rosie Green sent testers to ...

The most recent of the five movies in The Purg e franchise, The Forever Purge is here to break all the rules. Set in Texas in ...

Christmas Trees – Evergreens, fir trees, and other plants have been a part of the winter festivals and traditions since ancient times. The first person to place a tree in a house for Christmas may ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

CAIRO (AP) — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being reassembled in real time. The cedarwood boat, one of two that ...

Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria's eastern harbor, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, lie the drowned remnants of a ...

Scientists analyzed the world's only remaining looping dinosaur trackway in Colorado, revealing a 150 million-year-old ...

The Houston Rockets made significant improvements to their roster in recent seasons, including acquiring one of the NBA's top ...

An ancient lake that vanished from California’s Death Valley National Park thousands of years ago has made a rare return after the area was soaked by record-setting rainfall. Recent storms have ...

Ancient Romans built arched bridges, waterproof port infrastructure and aqueducts that enabled the rise of their empire and that are still standing—and often still used. They did so with a type of ...

For decades, the construction of Egypt’s pyramids has remained one of archaeology’s most enduring enigmas. From long ramps to large labor forces, prevailing theories have leaned heavily on physical ...