Frederik Ruysch’s collections blended specimens for scientific discovery with macabre art.

Researchers’ simulations suggest that small population sizes and inbreeding made Neanderthal populations vulnerable to chance fluctuations in population size.

This ancient red pigment came from underwater.

Warming temperatures threaten reindeer herding and the preservation of cultural artifacts in Mongolia.

Most know Rachel Carson for her work on the dangers of chemical pollutants, but the writer’s earlier prose took readers on a tour of a mysterious underwater world.

The site, Corral Bluffs in Colorado, also reveals how plants evolved and how ecosystems rebounded after the asteroid impact.

The beverage was a popular tonic and antiseptic.

Infants may have been drinking animal milk from vessels for thousands of years.

Dental calculus provides a look into the diets of 42 people who died during the Great Irish Famine.