Mirjam Guesgen
New Discovery 'Keeps Hope Alive' to Find Signs of Life on Mars, Scientists Say
NASA scans of Mars' Jezero Crater confirm lake sediment layers that could contain evidence of ancient microbial life on the red planet.
A New Discovery About Ancient Human Societies Upends What We Thought, Scientist Says
Ancient peoples living in the Andes didn’t follow a now-trendy ‘paleo diet’ and largely ate a reserved diet of mostly vegetables.
Archaeologists Keep Finding Strange Ancient Objects With a Mysterious Purpose
Amateur archaeologists unearthed the latest example of a mysterious Roman "dodecahedron," objects which have baffled historians for centuries.
Inspiring: Cute Tiny Critters Eat Males That Die After Marathon Orgies, Scientists Discover
The adorable antechinus is known for its wild sex frenzies that push males to the point of death, and now scientists have observed survivors feasting on the fallen.
Scientists Discovered an 'Ultra-Large Structure' in Space That Shouldn't Exist
The Big Ring, located 9 billion light years from Earth, is so huge that it challenges our current understanding of the universe.
Astronomers Discover Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed, and It’s Feasting
An exceptionally old and luminous black hole is challenging what astronomers understand about their birth and evolution.
Archaeologists Have Discovered Massive Lost Cities In the Amazon Jungle
Researchers report the discovery of 15 sites in the Amazon containing 6,000 structures, ancient roads, ceremonial complexes and more.
Psychedelic Mushrooms Existed Millions of Years Before Humans, Largest-Ever Study Reveals
The largest genomic study of "magic" mushrooms reveals they evolved 65 million years ago and deepens our understanding of their psychedelic compounds.
Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer.
The sudden extinction of giant apes is an "enigma in paleontology," one scientist said, but new research proposes an answer to why they disappeared.
Archaeologists Keep Finding Evidence of a Mysterious Ancient Cult In Europe
The discovery of a gilded belt buckle depicting a snake eating a frog was thought to be unique. However, similar evidence is popping up across Europe.
Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life
Newly-discovered 1.75 billion-year-old bacteria fossils shed new light on the Great Oxygenation Event, which led to the emergence of complex life.
Mysterious Section of the Great Wall of China Isn't What We Thought, Study Reveals
The Mongolian Arc, an under-studied section of the Great Wall in modern-day Mongolia, wasn't a defensive structure. Its true nature remains enigmatic.