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Using ancient-DNA analysis, researchers have identified the presence of Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A strep, in a 700-year-old mummy from Bolivia, confirming that strep infections were…

A new synthetic opioid designed to relieve pain could hold promise for replacing addictive painkillers like morphine or fentanyl in patients, a study in lab rats…

An experimental treatment has doubled one-year survival rates for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer, a new study reports.The drug, called elraglusib, targets…

This week’s science news followed last week’s climactic splashdown of the Artemis II mission with a flurry of space and physics news that only further melted…

Legend has it that King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were busy heroes, with tales of them slaying a giant, organizing a successful…

QUICK FACTSMilestone: Autopsy on famous patient “Tan”Date: April 18, 1861Where: Bicêtre Hospital, outside ParisWho: Dr. Paul BrocaOn April 18, 1861, a doctor in Paris cut open…

Archaeologists have discovered a rare circular structure dedicated to a local Egyptian deity called Pelusius, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The 2,200-year-old…

Something surprising has been happening to polar bears. Those living in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, have been gobbling up hundreds of birds’ eggs and looking healthier…

Astronomers may have discovered an extreme pair of light-spewing black holes that are spiraling toward an enormous collision — the effects of which could be felt…

Two Anglo-Saxon children interred together 1,400 years ago were brother and sister, an analysis of the skeletons’ DNA reveals — a confirmed familial link that is…