Environmental disasters involving huge oil tankers poisoned wastewater and thousands of tons of lead. The lead got into the ...

From prehistoric sunscreen to a brain that turned to glass, we've learned some surprising new facts about human history ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Made from natural materials such as clay, water jug filters have been used for hundreds of years in every continent by ancient civilisations. They show that purifying water for drinking was ...

Mangled bones found at a one-time manufacturing facility pinpoint species used to make a quintessential condiment.

Researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have used carbonate fragments to unravel the complex history of the Arles ...

A Roman army camp discovered in the Netherlands expands the knowledge of how far north the empire’s boundary extended. Located north of the Rhine River, the camp was found in the Veluwe region ...

Roman Anthony is MLB's No. 1 prospect, and he just showed why with one massive swing. He launched a tape measure grand slam for the Boston Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate. The best part of this big ...

In children, it can lead to behavior that’s been described as cruel, impulsive, and “crazy-like”; by adulthood, it’s been linked to a loss of brain volume, particularly for men.

Despite falling around 2,500 years ago, the Roman Empire can still be felt in aspects of everyday life —from Latin, which shaped most European languages, to their grand architecture that still ...

One of the Roman lead projectiles. Credit: CNR Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale SABAP LE The materials recovered, now under study, promise to shed new light on a key episode of the Second ...