Pig executions helped medieval communities punish negligence, display power and restore a threatened social order.

A startup’s orbital test could illuminate Earth — and darken astronomy’s future.

Four scientists could soon live and work beneath the Florida Keys for days.

New study suggests prion disease, not calories, made cannibalism an evolutionary dead end.

Thousands of metres below the ocean’s surface, there are tiny waves moving through the water. Much like breaking waves at the beach, these small waves within the ocean must eventually break. When they do, they create turbulence and mixing, similar to what you feel from a big wave breaking on the beach. This might seem […]

A 50,000-year-old infant skeleton reveals our extinct cousins grew up surprisingly fast to survive

From 300 animals to thousands the numbat is fighting back.

A new study shows the pros and cons of different model training methods.