A tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific nation Saturday (Jan. 15).

Here’s the science behind the bizarre sand pillars that formed on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Here’s why flat world maps always have distortions.

SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer.

The use of “anno domini” and “before Christ” to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, when clerics needed to know when Easter would fall.

The test chamber will enable scientists to test technologies and structures on Earth before sending them to the moon.

Mesopotamians were using hybrids of domesticated donkeys and wild asses to pull their war wagons 4,500 years ago, scientists have found.

A new study into genetic mutations in thale cress has found that genetic mutations are not totally random.

The new date estimate makes the remains the oldest uncontested Homo sapiens in Africa.

Studies led by anthropologist Helen Fisher revealed that the brain’s “in love” phase is a unique and well-defined period of time, and there are 13 telltale signs you’re in love.