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Scientists use ‘x-ray vision’ to read a letter sealed in 1697

Mar. 2, 2021
This ancient Egyptian pharaoh met a gruesome end, scans reveal

Feb. 23, 2021
Astronomers spy promising blob around our nearest neighbor star, but is it a planet?

Feb. 11, 2021
It is not a flower. It is a fungus!

Feb. 4, 2021
Watch blue whales try to dodge ships in Patagonia

Feb. 3, 2021
In biblical times, purple was the new black

Jan. 29, 2021
Nine hikers mysteriously perished in the Russian mountains in 1959. Scientists may now know why

Jan. 28, 2021
Mice feel for each other

Jan. 15, 2021
Experimental drug may slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s

Jan. 11, 2021
Identical twins aren’t so identical, after all

Jan. 8, 2021
World’s first dwarf giraffes spotted in Uganda and Namibia

Jan. 8, 2021
Cuttlefish think ahead, ‘marshmallow test’ reveals

Jan. 5, 2021
Frozen for nearly 60,000 years, mummified wolf puppy reveals its secrets

Dec. 21, 2020
DNA links elephant tusks from a 487-year-old shipwreck to their living relatives

Dec. 17, 2020
Camels are munching on plastic, and the results are deadly

Dec. 16, 2020
Scientists are rethinking where life originated on Earth

Dec. 10, 2020
These shrews can shrink and regrow their brains

Dec. 4, 2020
Space is filled with unexplained light

Nov. 19, 2020
Breast milk contains coronavirus antibodies, study suggests

Nov. 19, 2020
Hurricanes are retaining their strength after reaching land, study suggests

Nov. 11, 2020
Injection of long-acting drug prevents HIV in women

Nov. 9, 2020
Newly discovered reef is taller than a skyscraper

Oct. 30, 2020
Ultrawhite paint could cool buildings and combat climate change

Oct. 22, 2020
You may have a new organ lurking in the middle of your head

Oct. 20, 2020