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James Webb telescope detects light from a small, Earth-like planet — and finds it's missing its atmosphere

Oldest Scottish tartan ever found was preserved in a bog for over 400 years

Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem

High school students may have just discovered an 'impossible' proof to the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem

Ancient fish hook suggests sharks were hunted off Israel's coast 6,000 years ago

Scientists accidentally discover photosynthesis doesn't work exactly like we thought it did

T. rex had thin lips and a gummy smile, controversial study suggests

Rare 'demon fire' worms discovered in Japan bear a 'striking' resemblance to ancient demons, scientists say

Stressed plants 'scream,' and it sounds like popping bubble wrap

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Review

Inbreeding may be causing orca population in the Pacific Northwest to crash

We're nowhere near reaching the maximum human life span, controversial study suggests

Female spiders play dead during sex so males don't have to worry about being eaten

DeepMind's AI used to develop tiny 'syringe' for injecting gene therapy and tumor-killing drugs

Hydrow vs Peloton: Which brand makes the best rowing machine?

2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II

Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem

Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation

Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools

This iPad Air is as powerful as a laptop, and it's $70 off at Amazon

Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat?

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no.

Why is endometriosis so hard to diagnose?

Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas

Ergatta vs Hydrow: Which Rowing Machine Should You Buy?

Gigabyte Aero 16 review: A gaming, coding, & editing workstation

Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites woman multiple times

What's the difference between poison and venom?

The 6 Warning Signs You're Not Getting Enough Protein

How long can you go without sleep?

How do you decontaminate objects exposed to radioactivity?

Tardigrade proteins could help stabilize drugs without refrigeration, scientists say

Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars

Heat waves are hitting the deep ocean floor, with potentially catastrophic results

Most powerful solar storm in 6 years caused auroras all over the US. And nobody saw it coming.

Bacteria from meat may cause a half-million UTIs a year

How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy in the sky this weekend

Inside the gory world of Victorian Medicine in All About History 128

Get a MacBook Air for under $800 with this Amazon deal

Scientists may have uncovered the oldest evidence of a meteor hitting Earth ever

5 planets and a crescent moon are about to line up in the night sky. Here's how to watch.

China is hunting the world's most elusive particles a mile beneath the ocean floor

Alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests

New invasive mosquitoes descend on Florida, raising concerns of disease

'Ghostly' neutrinos spotted inside the world's largest particle accelerator for the first time

'Oumuamua isn't an alien spaceship — it's a rock that's farting hydrogen, new study suggests

Board game deals 2023: Save on modern greats and family classics

What causes people to 'choke' under pressure?

The universe might be shaped like a doughnut, not like a pancake, new research suggests

Trilobites had a hidden third eye, new fossils reveal

Drug-resistant 'superbug' fungus is spreading faster in the US

Where is Stonehenge, who built the prehistoric monument, and how?

Key building block for life discovered on distant asteroid Ryugu — and it could explain how life on Earth began

Ancient marsupial sabertooth had eyes like no other mammal predator

Tick-borne parasite is spreading in the Northeast, CDC says

Watch 1st aerial footage of gigantic, breakaway Antarctic iceberg the size of Los Angeles

Garmin Forerunner 265 review

World must act now to defuse 'climate time bomb,' UN scientists warn

How many moons does Earth have?

Save over $50 on this Lego Tree House set

Which animals have the strongest bite?

Why do dogs tilt their heads?

How are people cured of HIV? Here's everything you need to know

Raccoon dog DNA from Wuhan market supports the idea that COVID came from animals

Get a Celestron Telescope for just $38 with this stellar deal

Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggests these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying'

A creepy crocodile and glacial 'guts' among stunning winners from nature photography competition

Occer 12x25 binocular review

1st evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus detected in groundbreaking study

2 pairs of gigantic runaway black holes spotted on collision course, and they're bringing four entire galaxies with them

1st woman given stem cell transplant to cure HIV is still virus-free 5 years later

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1,400-year-old mural of 2-faced men unearthed in Peru may allude to 'cosmic realms'

Oops, this 300 million-year-old 'blob' fossil was upside down. It's not a jellyfish after all.

Deadly cyclone 'Freddy' may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' snapped showering the sun with impossibly fast fire

Da Vinci's mother was an enslaved teenager trafficked to Italy, new documents suggest

COVID pandemic had 'minimal' effect on mental health, study says. Is that true?

MSI Stealth 15M laptop review: affordable power with a mediocre display

'Unstable' moons may be obliterating alien life across the universe

Who were the Celts, the fierce warriors who practiced druidism and sacked Rome?

Bizarre sand dunes on Mars are 'almost perfectly circular,' and scientists don't know why

Dell XPS 13 Plus review: Stylish & slim, but lacking stamina

Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know why

Best laptops for photo editing 2023: Photoshop machines for photographers

10 discoveries that prove Einstein was right about the universe — and 1 that proves him wrong

Roman-era tomb scattered with magical 'dead nails' and sealed off to shield the living from the 'restless dead'

These Are the 7 Worst Drinks for Bloating, Hands Down

Prostate cancer treatments can be avoided or delayed in many cases, huge study finds

Hollow bones in giant dinosaurs and pterosaurs show convergent evolution in action, fossil study suggests

Why is it so hard to walk on sand?

If the brain doesn't feel pain, why do headaches hurt?

Earliest mention of Odin, 'king of the gods,' found in treasure hoard from Denmark

How deep is the Mariana Trench?

Ancient platypus-like fossil could rewrite the history of egg-laying mammals

Rare galaxy with three black holes leads astronomers to the most massive objects in the universe

What is the vaginal microbiome?

Hashimoto's disease: Causes, symptoms and treatment

I tried a social basketball game in virtual reality and it's a game changer for VR fitness

1st complete map of an insect's brain contains 3,016 neurons

See the first clear images of 'sun rays' on Mars in eerie new NASA photos

These Celestron SkyMaster Binoculars are tailor-made for stargazing, and they're 33% off

In a first, zoo lion transmits COVID-19 to its keepers

Bronze Age craftspeople tempered steel more than 1,000 years before the Romans did it

Acer Swift 3 (2022) laptop review: an affordable, fast and well-built student notebook

Opioids are the most common cause of fatal poisonings in kids under 5

17th-century century hoard brimming with 1,000 coins discovered in Poland

How to learn to code: Our beginner's guide to coding & programming

Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source

Rest and digest: The parasympathetic nervous system

The gender health gap: 10 times medicine failed women

Get this HP all-in-one PC for your college dorm for under $700

Ghostly scraps of oldest recorded supernova revealed in stunning telescope image

Galaxy-size shock waves found rattling the cosmic web — the largest structure in the universe

Renowned astronomer who discovered Saturn’s largest moon was probably nearsighted, his telescopes show

Bronze Age ice skates with bone blades discovered in China

Scientists solve mystery behind strange honeycomb pattern in salt deserts

Hinged phallus of 2,000-year-old fertility figurine was 'clearly intended to dangle'

Elementary schoolers prove EpiPens become toxic in space — something NASA never knew

Who were the Vikings, the warriors who raided Europe and explored the New World?

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Lego Architecture Statue of Liberty review

Save 15% on this National Geographic Rock Tumbler kit at Amazon

What's the smallest known asteroid? What about the largest?

Watch the full 'Worm Moon' wriggle into the sky on March 7

How big can animals get?

These 10 Functional Foods Are Like a Whole Body Reset

The Top 5 Indoor Plants for Clean Air That Are Better Than Pricey Purifiers, TBH

10 Foods to Eat for a Happier Period (and 6 to Avoid)

Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year

How many hearts does an octopus have?

15 Actually Cool Pet Items I Wish I Knew About Before I Became a Dog Mom

A mysterious object is being sucked into our galaxy's black hole. Now, we may know what it is.

World's 1st horseback riders swept across Europe roughly 5,000 years ago

'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought

Upside-down anglerfish and other alien oddities spotted in one of the world's deepest trenches

Psychedelics may treat depression by invading brain cells

Lego Ideas Tree House review

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Save $100 on the iPad Air M1, our favorite student tablet

Jurassic World’s bizarre, scythe-clawed dinosaur couldn't have been a slasher, study confirms

Lego Ideas Vincent van Gogh – The Starry Night review

Stunning gem-covered gold earrings discovered in 800-year-old hoard in Germany

Vasectomy: Procedure, risks and reversal

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