A cave in northern Greenland shows the Arctic once thawed under mild conditions. Scientists say even small warming can ...

Estrella Resources has kicked off drilling at its Werumata limestone project in Timor-Leste, targeting a massive calcite-rich ...

An Alabaster vase inscribed in four ancient languages reveals use of opiates in Egypt, offering new insight into ancient ...

Researchers analyzing an extremely rare Egyptian alabastron inscribed with the name of Persian ruler Xerxes I have discovered traces of opium within the ancient vessel, suggesting that the narcotic ...

Ok, let's agree that China's Baigong Pipes are not evidence of extraterrestrial life. But then, what are they? Scientists ...

Pamukkale in Turkey looks like a snowy paradise but its hot springs have been a geothermal tourist attraction for millennia, ...

Uranium dating places the age of the Petralona skull at 300,000 years, revealing a human lineage distinct from Neanderthals ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...

Deep inside caves, water dripping from the ceiling creates one of nature's most iconic formations: stalagmites. These pillars ...

Stalagmites, those mineral columns rising from cave floors, hide a mathematical regularity. A team of researchers has just ...

A new study by an international team of researchers provides the first complete mathematical description of stalagmite shapes ...

On September 30, the full commencement of the Pacific Quartz Phase II project and the production ceremony for Phase IIIwere ...