Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and ...

Whether through agricultural practices, deforestation, or urbanization, how modern humans use land has had an unprecedented ...

Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had ...

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

The death of Floyd Collins one century ago is being remembered as a catalyst for the formation of Mammoth Cave National Park, an area that's a cultural treasure and tourist attraction in southern ...

Welcome to ‘sensory heritage’, the study of how we engage with objects from the past besides what they look like.