The chances of intelligent life emerging in our universe—and in any hypothetical ones beyond it—can be estimated by a new ...

He helped bombard the Normandy coast during the legendary D-Day invasion. He witnessed the historic sinking of the USS ...

Synthetic cells could mimic the first sparks that led to our existence. Several Dutch institutions are working together to ...

Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have discovered that scarlet macaws purposefully neglect feeding the youngest chicks in most broods, even when resources are ...

EU leaders will continue to make the EU more sovereign, productive, competitive, and sustainable,' says joint declaration ...

Early National America “Let’s talk about cheese.” Just last week, I sat in awe as professor Freeman went on a passionate 9 ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

WTI futures traded around $71.26 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. That’s an increase of 0.79% in the last 24 hours.

An enduring symbol of Halloween, Frankenstein has become an iconic figure of horror since its origins in Mary Shelley’s 1818 ...