For the study, researchers sequenced the DNA of 13 present-day members of the tribe. They compared that genetic material to ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

The origin of complex eukaryotic cells, of the type found in all plants and animals, is shrouded in mystery. Now, strange ...

Go back 200,000 to 400,000 years, to when our Neanderthal ancestors were kicking about, and the latest in manufacturing ...

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, ...

Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers off ...

A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday said that a 2-year-old U.S. citizen appears to have been taken with her mother to Honduras with no meaningful due process. In an order scheduling a hearing ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Police say two people were killed and five others were injured when someone opened fire Thursday on the campus of Florida State University. Florida State University Police ...

In the 15th and 16th centuries, explorers and conquerors from the Iberian Peninsula dominated the world's waters, sending ...

Anthony Bettin is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. He primarily covers breaking news and sports, with a focus on the Minnesota Vikings. The Minnesota Vikings completed their offseason mission of ...

A mystery has been building in the Caribbean. Decades ago, fossilized teeth were discovered in Cuba dating to about 18 million years ago. They were small but tapered, sharp and serrated. They were the ...