A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight

Medieval tale of Merlin and King Arthur found hiding as a book cover

Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast

On his 99th birthday, David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ highlights ‘the most important place on Earth’

Did South Korea’s legendary female free divers evolve for a life underwater? Scientists find new evidence

T. rex ancestors crossed from Asia to North America via land bridge 70 million years ago, study finds

Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is at its peak. Here’s how to see it

Scientists explore the anatomy of a ‘zombie volcano’ that’s showing signs of activity