Laura Geggel

Bill Nye the Science Guy talks about what he would get our planet for Earth Day and "evidence-based optimism" in light of his latest show, "The End is Nye."

Bird eggs are so diverse, so which are the largest and smallest, and how do they get their colors?

By comparing the few known bones of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum with its relatives, experts have extrapolated its tremendous neck length.

A newly discovered Moai statue on Easter Island has been found buried in a dried up lake bed.

A new reconstruction of one of Norway's oldest known skeletons shows a teenager with an unusual skull who may have died alone in a cave.

A deep dive into "bog bodies" reveals that this practice started in southern Scandinavia during the Neolithic and spread throughout Northern Europe.

Here are 10 stunning gold and silver treasures, dating from millennia to centuries ago, that came to light in 2022.

From when our ancient relatives began walking on two feet to the first known medical amputation on Homo sapiens, here's what we learned in 2022 about our human ancestors.

About 90% of all species went extinct during the "Great Dying" around 252 million years ago, but in the case of one paleo-beast — the so-called gorgon — reports of its death were greatly exaggerated, new research finds.

Juvenile duck-billed dinosaurs likely hung out in cliques, away from their original herd, an analysis of two bonebeds reveals.

A new, 54-year study suggests coordinated aggression is innate to chimpanzees, and is not linked to human interference.

Pachycephalosaurs probably didn't butt heads at high speeds. Instead, they likely kickboxed like kangaroos.

A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.

Massively long lines at Mount Everest's frigid summit may have contributed to the deaths of seven climbers this week.

Archaeologists in Sweden excavating a Viking grave field have uncovered two burials containing swords standing upright.

A woman in England learned the hard way that it's not safe to treat a foot fungus infection by covering it with slices of raw garlic, according to a new report of the woman's case.

A giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin, also an ornithomimosaur, sprinted through what is now Mississippi about 85 million years ago.

Archaeologists in Syria have discovered a stunning mosaic featuring depictions of the Trojan War, Hercules and Neptune dating to the fourth century A.D.