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Astronomers have reconstructed the “skeleton” of the cosmos in unprecedented detail, thanks to the largest-ever survey conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The resulting…

An ancient ceramic vessel, possibly a wine ladle, from southern Italy.(Image credit: Getty Images)QUICK FACTSName: Daunian kyathosWhat it is: A painted, one-handled ceramic cup or ladleWhere…

Gigantic fossils discovered in Thailand reveal the “last titan,” a long-necked dinosaur that lived up to 120 million years ago when the region was semi-arid, a…

We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan.This involved using satellite aerial imagery to systematically…

Quick factsWhat it is: A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)Where it is: 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes VenaticiWhen it was shared:…

At the Alcor facility in Arizona, more than 150 disembodied heads reportedly lie in cryogenic chambers, preserved in hopes that future medical advances can bring these…

A composite image of Anne Wolseley Calvert, whose skeletal remains excavated from a 17th-century cemetery have been superimposed onto an image of what she may have…

In the aftermath of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, many of the 150 passengers are currently being monitored or undergoing up to…

A hefty, never-before-seen asteroid is racing toward Earth at around 20,000 mph (32,000 km/h) and will zoom past our planet closer than some satellites on Monday…

This week’s science news featured some big headlines for health, including the landmark decision to officially rename polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome…