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Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.

How to watch the Draconid meteor shower peak on Oct. 8 and 9 in the tail of a cosmic dragon.

Oct. 2's annular solar eclipse saw a small-looking new moon cross the face of the sun to create a perfect circle for about six minutes.

The moon's distance from Earth changes depending on where it is in its elliptical orbit.

NASA has turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments as power conservation becomes crucial for the interstellar exploring spacecraft located 12.8 billion miles from home.

New research can help us understand how supermassive black holes formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.

Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time

This living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.

Drinking water triggers a variety of complex biochemical reactions that reward rehydration and help satiate our thirst.

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that belonged to an ancient Egyptian governor's daughter.

Data from the Southern Hemisphere hint that this year's flu shot lowers the risk of hospitalization among vulnerable demographics.

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Inside a basilica in Turkey, researchers have unearthed a bone-filled tomb that may have belonged to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates and was later repurposed for a dozen people.

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A new ecological model suggests Neanderthals and modern humans interbred in the Zagros Mountains in what is now Iran before going their separate ways 80,000 years ago.

Braving the cold weather required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and to know how to make fire. But did they wear clothes?