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New analysis of a 140,000-year-old skull morphologically resembling modern humans and Neanderthals may be the earliest ...

Scientists who studied whether painting a cow with stripes reduces fly bites and which pizza toppings various lizards prefer were among the winners of the 2025 Ig Nobel awards.

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While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

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Researchers discovered a 19th century “ghost ship” in Lake Michigan. The missing clue to the wreck’s location was hiding in plain sight in a local newspaper clip.

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It’s finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids. The Perseid meteor shower, which is known for producing dozens of bright meteors ...