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Learn more about the arrival of ancient humans on the island of Sulawesi, a nearby neighbor to the island of Flores, where ...

Learn why differences in the mitochondrial DNA of great white sharks have bewildered scientists for over 20 years.

Learn more about the golden apple snail and how it’s able to regrow their eyes after it’s been amputated, leading researchers ...

What is the sea star wasting disease? Over a decade, sea stars have been disappearing and researchers finally know why.

What is the sturgeon full moon? Learn more about the array of celestial events happening in August 2025.

Extraordinary discovery of bones from early Ice Age period could reshape how we understand and respond to today’s climate ...

Learn about the first ever molecule in the universe and its significance when it comes to the formation of the earliest stars ...

Learn more about Plesionectes longicollum, a well-preserved plesiosaurioid that’s the oldest known from the Posidonia Shale ...

What’s in the middle of the Milky Way? In our neck of the cosmos, everything revolves around a supermassive black hole.