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Teeth and bones may appear alike, but they actually have more differences than similarities.

A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk.

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet.

Book Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.

Earth from space A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large volcanic caldera in Chad.

The Moche made human sacrifices to their gods, including Ai Apaec, the Decapitator.

Most fruit is pretty small, so why do pumpkins grow to such enormous sizes?

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?

Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.

Here's the science behind why going number two can bring a sense of relief.