Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals. But when it occurs, the disease ...

Eight months spent following a "carnivore diet" caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

A man was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, which likely emerged due to him inhaling substances that damaged his bones.

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...