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Do traditional Chinese herbs actually 'heal'? This tool aims to find out.

Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans reveal

These 6 images show the moment when parasites burst from their hosts — and they're scary

7 creatures associated with death

Girl discovers 100,000-year-old mammoth bones in Russian river while fishing with dad

Dust from the dino-killing impact ushered in years of global darkness

Newly discovered Cretaceous sea monster named after world-ending Norse serpent

The 10 spookiest nebulas in the universe

Severe drought reveals more than 100 rock carvings in Amazonian tributary that may be up to 2,000 years old

Historic space photo: A monstrous 'Halloween storm' explodes from the sun

Are dogs smarter than wolves?

Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain

Depiction of Trojan War hero Ajax found in 1,800-year-old submerged building in Greece

Eerie 'face' haunts Jupiter in creepy photo from NASA's Juno probe

What's the best evidence we've found for alien life?

Chimps go through menopause. That could shed light on how it evolved in humans.

James Webb telescope spots ultra-rare cosmic explosion that could reveal the origin of the universe’s heaviest elements

Horrifying video reveals molting spider rustling in woman's ear

Is NASA's OSIRIS REx asteroid sample the most expensive material on Earth?

Largest-ever simulation of the universe reveals 'shortcomings' in standard model of cosmology

Dozens of centuries-old stone grenades from Ming dynasty discovered at Great Wall of China

A chunk of the moon appears to be orbiting near Earth, new study suggests

5,000-year-old tomb holding hugging skeletons in Scotland is Neolithic 'feat of engineering'

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Ancient Egyptian cemetery holds rare 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies

Distorted crystals use 'pseudogravity' to bend light like black holes do

What percentage of the ocean have we mapped?

Air purifiers aren't enough to rid homes of gases from wildfires. Here's what to do

Caterpillars evolved their weird chubby little 'prolegs' from ancient crustaceans

James Webb telescope spots enormous jet stream faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Jupiter

When did humans start burying their dead?

Space photo of the week: Jupiter's seething volcano moon gets a close-up

Orcas are learning terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?

11 ways orcas show their terrifying intelligence

What's the deepest-occurring gemstone on Earth?

Orcas that hunted alongside humans might be extinct

Takins: Strange, mountain-dwelling mammals with mythical golden fleeces

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? 7 experts weigh in

Which group of animals has the most species?

Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university

Could bacteria-killing viruses ever prevent sexually transmitted infections?

Ancient Egyptian papyrus describes dozens of venomous snakes, including rare 4-fanged serpent

Scientists finally solve mystery of strongest Marsquake ever detected

Mysterious signals from 'hell planet' 40 light-years from Earth could finally be solved by James Webb Space Telescope

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Toxic pigment that causes red hair discovered in 10 million-year-old frog fossil

Egypt had an unusually powerful 'female king' 5,000 years ago, lavish tomb suggests

Soar through the 'Labyrinth of Night' — a Martian canyon the size of Italy — in thrilling new satellite video

Ultra-powerful plasma 'blades' could slice entire stars in half, new paper suggests

Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to get the best views

See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia ago

Scientists finally figure out why hundreds of gray whales keep washing up dead along U.S. coasts

Elusive Planet Nine could be an alternative form of gravity masquerading as a planet, study claims

How long does it take to digest food?

Mysterious 'fountain of youth' near Milky Way's central black hole is full of newborn stars that shouldn't exist

Can foxgloves really give you a heart attack?

'This is the cost of living in seawater': The ingenious and (to us) heartbreaking way turtles survive the salty oceans

How often do orcas attack humans?

Mythical hellhound and sea-centaurs painted on 2,200-year-old tomb discovered in Italy

NASA's Parker Solar Probe smashes record for fastest man-made object

Is anything harder than a diamond?

Low water levels in Lake Powell reveal 'extremely rare' fossils from extinct Jurassic mammal relative

Oldest evidence of Neanderthals hunting cave lions dates to 48,000 years ago, punctured bones reveal

Gaia spacecraft reveals 'goldmine' of over 500,000 undiscovered stars

Catapult designed to launch World War II bomber planes unearthed in England

Motorcycle crash dislocated a man's testicle into his abdomen

Horrifying parasitic wasp with a giant head is one of more than 100 newfound species discovered in the Amazon

'Hauntingly beautiful' image of a golden horseshoe crab wins wildlife photography competition

Ammonia leak on Russian section of International Space Station 'has now ceased,' but astronauts remain cautious

Massive New Zealand eruption 1,800 years ago flung volcanic glass 3,000 miles to Antarctica

Ancient superpowered solar storm that hit Earth 14,000 years ago is the 'biggest ever identified'

The state-of-the-art Garmin Fenix 7X Solar Multisport GPS smartwatch is its lowest ever price

Where to buy solar eclipse glasses before the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse

Scientists find 10 'markers' in blood that predict people's chances of reaching 100

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China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element

'They mated like mad': Low-flying helicopter sparks massive crocodile orgy in Australia

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Zealandia, Earth's hidden continent, was torn from supercontinent Gondwana in flood of fire 100 million years ago

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Cleaning product residues may be driving a deadly superbug's antibiotic resistance

Bright yellow sea snail named 'margarita' in honor of late musician Jimmy Buffett

Meet the 'exclusome': A mini-organ just discovered in cells that defends the genome from attack

New Chinese space telescope will 'outdo Hubble', researchers claim

13 of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas

Loads of mammals — including cats — glow under UV light, but we don't know why

330-year-old coin hoard hidden in Scottish fireplace may have been buried moments before MacDonald clan massacre

What's the largest muscle in the body, and the smallest?

Science news this week: Norse treasures and Nobel Prizes

How to see bright Venus dance with a glowing crescent moon this week

Space photo of the week: Warped 'hummingbird galaxy' guards a cosmic egg

How many animals have ever existed on Earth?

Mercury is still shrinking after billions of years, and scientists can see its 'wrinkles'

'Exceedingly rare' horse bridle discovered in melting ice in Norway could date to Viking Age

Mangrove leaf slug: The solar-powered mollusk that gobbles up sunlight then goes months without eating

Why do so many baby animals have spots?

9,500-year-old baskets and 6,200-year-old shoes discovered in Spanish bat cave

Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.

Why do freckles come out in the sun?

Orcas are harassing and playing with baby porpoises in deadly game that has lasted 60 years

Battered Roman-era skull with signs of violent trauma and a possible brain tumor unearthed in Spain

Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around

45-mile-long iceberg slams into penguin refuge in Antarctica, almost causing ecological disaster

Highest-energy pulsar ever seen could indicate new physics

Neurons aren't the only cells that make memories in the brain, rodent study reveals

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2nd-century Alexander the Great statue with lion's-mane hairstyle unearthed in Turkey

'Remarkably symmetrical' star explosions could reveal the true expansion rate of the universe

Going vegetarian? The dietary choice may be influenced by your genes.

'Exceptional' 1,800-year-old sarcophagus unearthed in France held woman of 'special status'

Norwegian family finds 1,200-year-old Viking treasure while searching for a lost earring in their yard

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The Coros Pace 3 fitness watch — a hands-on review

15 Mars objects that look like signs of life (but aren't)

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Inexpensive new malaria vaccine is a 'vital tool' to protect tens of millions of people

Doxy-PEP, an antibiotic taken to prevent sexually transmitted infections, to be endorsed by CDC

Watch Chinese astronauts light a spherical fire in risky open-flame experiment on Tiangong space station

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to scientists who paved the way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

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Which foods make the smelliest farts?

'Significant and unexpected': Dying star spits out a sun's worth of mass just before going supernova

Viruses lurking in giraffe and lemur poop could lead to new antibacterial drugs, scientists say

Science news this week: James Webb telescope discoveries and an inverse vaccine

Dangerous 'superbugs' are a growing threat, and antibiotics can't stop their rise. What can?

Why are rare earth elements so rare?

'They seemed primed to take over': How the Great Dying doomed the 'beast tooth' and set the stage for the dawn of the dinosaurs