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'Ultimate adventure story': Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration of prehistoric people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago
Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed.
The Milky Way will be visible across the US this month. Here's how to get the best views.
For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and where to look.
Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea
A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C.
Listeria outbreak that hospitalized 10 linked to California company's ready-to-eat products
A likely source of contamination has been identified in an ongoing Listeria outbreak affecting California and Nevada.
Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface
By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid water to flood the planet with an ocean thousands of feet deep.
Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests
A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million years.
Only 0.001% of deep ocean has ever been explored by humans — an area equal to the size of Rhode Island
Despite the deep ocean floor coating some 66% of our planet's surface, we haven't explored 99.999% of it, study finds.
May's full 'Flower Moon' rises tonight
May's full moon appeared full all weekend, but will peak tonight (Monday, May 12). Here's everything you need to know about it.
Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds
Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.
See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago
Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these plant remains.
The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, disturbing studies suggest
We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world — even unconsciously
Images capturing a starving tiger, fighting bison and pit of vipers honored in environmental photography awards
Winners and runners-up of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's 2025 Environmental Photography Award revealed.
Scientists clear major roadblocks in mission to build powerful AI photonic chips
Two studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.
Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit. Here are the latest predictions on the exact time of reentry, and where it could land.
People on Ozempic start disliking meat and fried foods. We're starting to learn why.
Some users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have been reporting strange changes in food preferences, such as a new dislike for meats or fried foods, and scientists are beginning to figure out why
Whooping cough is surging. Here's what you can do to protect yourself.
Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.
Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.
Solution to 'cocktail party problem' could help people with hearing loss
Researchers drew inspiration from the auditory system to design a solution for the "cocktail party problem."
World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant
The world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.
Satellite study reveals the fastest sinking city in the US
Satellite data revealed that Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S., and that all of the other biggest cities are dropping in at least some areas. Researchers say groundwater extraction is largely to blame for the sink.
