The remains of more than 300 ancient warrior women have been unearthed over the years — and more discoveries are likely, researchers say. Here's their story — and why scholars chose to ignore their history for decades. ...read more

After thriving for 200 million years, ancient sturgeon were wiped out in the U.S. by fishing and industry. Now they're on their way toward making a comeback. ...read more

A vast region is arguably in crisis, and not just because of brutal wildfires. Farmers, ranchers, indigenous people and others are all suffering — with no end in sight. ...read more

The next generation of quantum sensors are set to help us understand ourselves, the Earth and the cosmos in unprecedented detail. ...read more

Commonly driven by financial stress, many people will readily adopt even the wildest conspiracy theories. Disavowing them, on the other hand, often requires the help of social psychologists. ...read more

Smoke from blazes in the western United States and Canada has blown across North America and even across the North Atlantic to Europe. ...read more

Ancient stencils of hands with "mutilated" fingers may actually show a type of sign language used for hunting or silent rituals. ...read more

An archaeologist explores human athletic paleobiology to explain how our prowess in sport has deep roots in evolution. ...read more

Sixty years later, we present a plausible explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries of the space race. ...read more

There are biological reasons we hug it out. ...read more