A 1,900-year-old Roman glass bottle has yielded the first direct chemical proof that human feces were used in ancient medical treatments. The residue, discovered inside an unguentarium from Pergamon ...

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

A novel study uncovers how a subtle chemical tweak transforms the naturally occurring phytotoxin into a powerful molecular ...

Humans and our ancestors have been creating tools, art, and everyday objects for millions of years, and each unexpected discovery teaches us something new about the development of our species. Relics ...

Singapore’s debut wealth data has sparked debate over how CPF reshapes inequality metrics. Chris Kuan argues cross-country wealth Gini comparisons can mislead because pensions are accounted ...