Megan Gannon

Key details about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh's life have remained mysterious.

The winners of this year's Nikon Small World photo competition have been announced. The grand prize goes to a photographer who captured a rare glimpse inside of a rotifer's open mouth.

A real-life "Octomom" off the coast of California has been declared a champion of parenting in the animal world. Scientists watched as she shielded her eggs for a record 4.5 years.

While most female squid and octopuses have just one reproductive cycle before they die, vampire squid go through dozens of egg-making cycles in their lifetimes, a study found.

A new study of an isolated Bolivian society shows the "Big Five" might not be as comprehensive as previously thought.

Here are six real and sometimes unpredictable threats that Americans should be prepared for.

New photos show the text on a Greek astronomical calculator much more clearly.

Thanks to high-tech scanning, 2,000-year-old inscriptions on the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek "computer," can be read more clearly than ever before.

Hidden buildings in a 1,400-year-old Visigothic city were revealed in a new survey.

Soil clues could help scientists estimate the population of Tikal in its prime.

Archaeologists in Austria say they have detected the remains of the bakeries, fast-food stands and shops that would have served spectators at the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum.

A California sea lion named Ronan may be the first non-human mammal to bop to the rhythm of a song.

With new data from the European Gaia spacecraft, astronomers can now explore 1.8 billion cosmic objects in unparalleled detail.

Up to 90% of people are right-handed. Scientists are still trying to figure out why lefties have always been in the minority.

Scientists are still trying to understand how the cycle of ice ages works, especially because human-caused climate change may have permanently broken the cycle.

"I went to Rome and all I got you was this pen."

From the surface of the moon, you'd be able to watch Earth wax and wane through phases.

Where did the long s come from and why has this character largely disappeared?

Myths about mere exposure to the drug don't match with what doctors know about opioid toxicity.

Getting caffeine out of coffee is an intensive process.

Before glasses were invented, how did nearsighted people manage in daily life?

Even if humans manage to prevent further global warming, the glaciers will still lose half their volume by 2050.