Science

Far from the icy Arctic, ancient South Americans hunted whales using whalebone tools

Set against the picturesque Rocky Mountains is a city-like maze of metal and fire, where towering flare stacks glow against the dark. A deep industrial hum drifts through the night, lulling nearby residents to sleep as its presence gnaws at…

As millions of us embark on New Year pledges to eat better, exercise more and learn something new, research published today suggests hobbies could do more than improve your personal life, they could make you better at work.

Canadian cultural resource management archaeologists—professional consultants involved in environmental assessment and compliance processes—are increasingly finding themselves in the public eye when their work intersects with the development or disaster response related infrastructure projects.

The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this.

NASA has decided to bring the four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station early due to a medical issue experienced by a crewmember in orbit.

“Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this.”

A large-scale register-based study conducted at the University of Oulu, Finland, shows that the propensity of top corporate executives to engage in financial misconduct is strongly associated with the financial crime history of their parents, spouses, and their childhood living…

A new study led by Yale anthropologist Catherine Panter-Brick examines how stakeholders in socially diverse, conflict-affected societies conceptualize everyday peace, drawing on a comparative analysis across different groups of people. The findings offer insights that can inform peacebuilding policies and…

Your guide to February’s full Snow Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.