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Reconstruction of a 1 million-year-old skull shows that early human groups split and diversified quickly.

The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.

Researchers have described a whole new family of extinct crocodyliforms based on the fossilized remains of a single teenage croc named Elton discovered in the Blackleaf Formation.

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the nanoscale level.

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.

An image of a distant galaxy warped by a cosmic magnifying glass reveals a massive blob of dark matter hiding in plain sight.

A large, 5,000-year-old dolmen has been discovered by archaeologists in southern Spain.

Results from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the deadly condition by 75%.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

Astronomers have spotted telltale signs of a new planet actively growing out of the fog of gas and dust that surrounds it.

Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known.

Springing forward by an hour each March knocks the circadian rhythm out of alignment. A new model of the chronic health impacts argues for scrapping it entirely.

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before it comes too close.

Archaeologists already knew that adult Maya had tooth inlays, but this is some of the first evidence that children also had tooth bling.

Millions across China are under evacuation or stay-at-home orders as the storm closes in on the country's southern coast.

The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat ranges began to overlap a few decades ago, potentially due to climate change, researchers said.

Speedy megaraptor Joaquinraptor casali had big arms and claws like hedge trimmers that would have made T. rex's forelimbs look puny.

Researchers used the Q‑Chip to send quantum data over standard fiber using Internet Protocol (IP), showing that future quantum networks could run on today’s internet infrastructure.

The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.