New genetic analyses of ancient human skeletons from western Remote Oceania are shedding light on the complex history of settlement in this vast Pacific region over the past 3,000 years. The new study has been published in the journal Cell.

One of the most puzzling aspects of these ancient depictions is how they have managed to survive in such good condition for so long. The region has an extreme subtropical monsoon climate, with scorching summer heat, heavy monsoon rain and...

The rocks contained something never before found on Mars – a mineral that, here on Earth, can constitute literal treasure. The mineral was corundum, the crystalline material that forms rubies and sapphires...Now, the researchers have published their full analysis in...

A new celestial map not only catalogs a variety of cosmic objects but also serves as a pointer for other telescopes on Earth and in space.