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Using laser scanning technology to peer beneath the dense canopy of the Amazon rainforest, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient earthworks that were made by a…

Hundreds of spectators who attended the recent launch of a Chinese rocket witnessed a truly shocking sight when a bolt of lightning struck the ascending vehicle…

Betelgeuse, the bright reddish star that marks Orion’s shoulder, has kept skywatchers company for thousands of years — and it may have had company of its…

Monkeys use some of the same basic mental strategies as people do to perceive abstract relationships between shapes, a new study suggests.The findings challenge the idea…

Chinese researchers have revealed a new technology that could soon enable drones to charge mid-flight using high-powered lasers.The scientists built a prototype of the system using…

The patient: An 8-year-old girl in the U.S.The symptoms: The girl arrived at an emergency department after waking up with sudden, severe pain in her upper…

“Expedition X: Atomic Sharks” – a “Shark Week” 2026 special – sees biologist Phil Torres and “Expedition X” host Heather Amaro explore the islands’ waters, including…

“Demon cavefish” have been discovered lurking in caverns beneath a contaminated U.S. Army base in Alabama, a new study has found.Biologists have named the pale, eyeless…

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, will attract millions of viewers across northern Spain, western Iceland and eastern Greenland, while a deep partial eclipse…

July’s full Buck Moon, the second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will turn full on Wednesday (July 29). It will be the final…