A lack of microbial diversity could eventually spell the end of cheeses like Camembert

Scientists say a lack of Arctic sea ice due to climate change could have created a passageway for the mammal to travel from the Pacific Ocean

The 1.4-million-year-old rocks may have belonged to Homo erectus, and they shed light on migrations of human ancestors, a new study suggests

Actor Colin Firth’s costume from the BBC's “Pride in Prejudice” doubled auction house estimates

Lego created just 30 of the 14-karat gold Kanohi Hau masks for a giveaway in 2001

The juvenile Chinook salmon likely died from pressure changes as they swam through an old tunnel in the Iron Gate Dam, slated to be removed this year as part of a massive demolition project

Airbnb is offering two guests the chance to sleep amongst 22,000 books in an area normally off-limits to visitors

The massive creature is 8.8 million years old, and its modern descendants in Australia can grow to be the weight of a human toddler

A metal detectorist came across the copper artifact while searching for objects from World War I and World War II

The team's lofty goal of "resurrection" is still far from reality, but scientists say the advancement in understanding cells could help with elephant conservation

The venue, which opens this week, memorializes the Dutch Jews who suffered at the hands of the Nazis

Since the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, a handful of people have seen these stunning celestial events from orbit—or watched the moon’s shadow pass over Earth

New research reveals evidence of nicotine residue on vases unearthed in Guatemala

A researcher found a box containing 800 pages from the composer's first musical, "La, La, Lucille"

In India, five dead calves were found buried on their backs in irrigation ditches, with evidence that multiple herd members had participated in the burials

The 1917 Balfour Declaration was a pivotal declaration of British support for a "national home for the Jewish people"

Three new hires will spend five months living among gentoo penguins and sorting postcards at the world's southernmost post office

If predictions are accurate, the sale would be the highest ever for an American postage mark

The proto-bird lived some 120 million years ago and did not have teeth—a trait more similar to birds of today than to birds of its time—sharpening scientists' understanding of avian evolution

The noisy, winged insects produce pee the same way that much larger animals do, according to a new study