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On a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers discovered five perfectly-preserved meteorites that have likely been hiding beneath the ice for thousands of years.

The rodent has been predicting the start of spring since 1887. But how good is Phil at his prognostications?

These Celestron Outland X binoculars are perfect for bird-watching, taking on safari, or for gazing up at the night sky, and now they're $50 off.

112 genes were linked to thyroid conditions in a large genomic study.

Five species of previously unknown snakes with stunning eyes were discovered in jungle trees, and one was named after Leonardo DiCaprio. But mining threatens them all.

The cosmic web is a gigantic network of crisscrossing celestial superhighways that connects nearly everything in the universe.

Coffee may make you less drowsy, but it doesn't really "energize" the body.

The only known filmed interview with physicist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who originally proposed the Big Bang theory, has been found on a video that was lost nearly 60 years ago.

A Viking cemetery in England doesn't just hold the cremated remains of these warriors but also the beloved animals they brought from Scandinavia.

A specific brand of eye drops may potentially be linked to a cluster of serious bacterial infections in the U.S.

The capsule contains enough radioactivity to send out 10 X-ray bursts every hour

What caused a clog in this 2,000-year-old Roman bathhouse? A treasure trove of gemstones, that’s what.

A workshop discovered in Saqqara showcases the different ingredients ancient Egyptians used for embalming.

Race and ethnicity are terms that are sometimes used sloppily, almost interchangeably. But race and ethnicity are not the same thing.

T. gondii is one of the most common infectious parasites on Earth, but it is also one of the most interesting to learn about.

Tonight (Feb. 1), the green comet C/2022 E3 ZTF will make its closest approach to Earth since the age of the Neanderthals. Here's how to view it.

A new study links obesity to patterns of brain tissue loss that overlap with those seen in Alzheimer's disease.

Rare clouds that give off bright, multi-colored light like an aurora were recently spotted at multiple locations in the Arctic. But what causes them?

The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma

Researchers stumbled across a bizarre species of blind cave fish with a mysterious, horn-like structure protruding from its head and a lack of scales or pigmentation.