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Researchers in Australia have discovered fossils of two enormous predators that lived alongside one another, upending ideas about how the ancient ecosystem operated down under 120…
Archaeologists at Pompeii have discovered an enormous, extremely rare wall painting depicting an ancient mystery cult, at the center of which is a woman being initiated…
Neanderthals may have been headed toward their demise much earlier than experts previously thought, new research suggests.In the study, published online Feb. 20 in the journal…
An ongoing outbreak of measles in Texas has so far hospitalized 18 people and infected 106 others, state officials say. One death was confirmed on Feb.…
Brewing tea could help to remove toxic heavy metals, including lead, from drinking water, a new study has revealed.A good cup of tea has long been…
Radiation from an exploding star may have had a profound effect on the evolution of life on Earth, a new study suggests.About 2.5 million years ago,…
Chinese scientists say they have made a big breakthrough in rocket propulsion technology that could potentially allow them to build next-generation stealth missiles capable of changing…
Seven planets in the solar system — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will line up in the night sky Friday (Feb. 28)…
Astronomers have directly observed two worlds beyond our solar system shedding their outer layers into space for the first time. The new observations offer an unprecedented…
Vaccines for infectious diseases have changed the trajectory of humankind. In the 20th century alone, smallpox killed more than 300 million people worldwide, and polio killed…