Some 2,000 years ago, a Roman ship sank off the coast of Sardinia. Now its cargo is being used to search for elusive ...

The Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory in Japan has received a relatively simple upgrade that should allow it to look further back in time. A rare-earth element called gadolinium has been added to ...

He was the mathematician who ran through the streets shouting “Eureka!” — but that was only a glimpse of his genius. Archimedes of Syracuse laid the foundations for geometry, physics, and engineering, ...

Ancient rocks hidden deep underground could hold important clues about the nature of dark matter – according to physicists in Sweden and Poland. The idea is that dark-matter collisions should create ...

Panoramic view of the Andean highlands in the Chillon river basin where Huamantanga is located. The city of Lima would be downstream in the horizon background. (Image courtesy: Sam Grainger, Imperial ...