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A new computer model suggests that the process of evolution can get better at evolving in the face of environmental change.

Only around 500 cases of Norrie disease, a genetic condition, have been reported worldwide.

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

Scientists have traced a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) to the edge of an ancient galaxy where star formation has drastically dropped. Researchers are struggling to explain what caused it.

A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

The nearly 5,000-year-old fortress in Spain has a much more recent burial dating to the Roman era.

A close-up shot of microplastics resting on a human finger.

Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic.

A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s. Scientists are trying to understand why.

A mysterious bronze spoon unearthed on the Isle of Man is rare evidence of ancient ritual in Europe.

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of these conditions is still low.