These DNA results have changed the way scientists are thinking about the migratory patterns of ancient populations.

The bill would require offenders 21 and over to pay for their own chemical castration upon their release.

Valery Legasov was a respected chemist who led the investigation behind what caused the meltdown at Chernobyl. Two years later, he ended his own life unexpectedly.

Diamonds are perhaps the most sought-after stones on Earth. Yet we didn't fully understand how they were even made — until now.

The fossil was unearthed years ago in the Green River Formation in the United States, but the study’s co-author only happened upon it at a museum while on vacation in Japan.

Haunting photographs that reveal how 1943's Battle of Kursk, the decisive face-off between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, helped turn the tide of World War II.

Although Doggerland has been surveyed countless times — mostly by oil companies looking for fossil fuels — this latest expedition was "a chance to prioritize the finding of human settlements in the center of the North Sea."

The supposed medicinal benefits of these leeches make them a hot commodity, selling for $6 to $14 a piece.

Researchers have documented brown and white pandas in the past, but never an all-white one.

Some researchers believe that the discovery could revitalize the country's dying gold mining industry.

"When you’ve tried all kinds of alternatives...and they’re still dangerous, the animal has to be destroyed."