The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet to find the crater.

A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.

(at the end of the last Ice Age), the bones could be even older. Archaeologists are rushing to find what they can, as the building of the Maya Train system threatens cenotes and other submerged ...

The initial genealogical research pinpointed the burial site of several of Leonardo’s relatives, likely including his ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

The neuroscience is pretty uncomfortable. People in positions of power show reduced activity in mirror neuron systems, the ...

Signs of de-fleshing on bones found in a Belgian cave suggest that one group of Neanderthals cannibalized another.

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

A program to which users attribute human characteristics can manipulate them much more easily.” –Andrzej Porębski, MD ...

The Shark AZ2002 Vertex stood out to me for several reasons, including its lift-away pod feature, extended hose, and powered ...

Watch Pop Mech editors John Gilpatrick and Andrew Daniels discuss the story’s wild opening scene, in which a psychologist ...

Scientists simulated an asteroid impact, and Deinococcus radiodurans’ cell membranes made it through. This suggests that life ...