In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

Scientists question the claims behind the world’s first T. rex leather by saying dinosaur DNA and collagen are too fragile to ...

Ancient Greek scientists and philosophers are brought back to life ... His writings cover a broad range of subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, ...

An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...

Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.

The gymnasium was a site in ancient Greek cities where young men would receive physical and scholarly instruction that would prepare them for their future duties as citizens—a sort of a cross ...

Analysis of over 50,000 ancient houses from more than 1,000 global sites over 10,000 years reveals that inequality is widespread but not inevitable or uniform across time and space.

Greek yogurt, a creamy, protein-packed strained yogurt, is crafted by fermenting milk with live bacterial cultures and straining out whey and lactose. This process yields a thicker texture and higher ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans ...

Long before paper napkins or linen serviettes became dining staples, the ancient Greeks had a more flavorful solution: bread. In a time when meals were eaten by hand and sustainability was second ...