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Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space

Dec. 10, 2018
First-ever baby born from a uterus transplanted after death

Dec. 6, 2018
These algae go ‘pop’ as they turn sunlight into energy

Nov. 29, 2018
Ten percent of NFL players could eventually develop serious brain disease

Nov. 29, 2018
‘Siberian unicorn’ may have walked with early humans

Nov. 29, 2018
‘Headhunter’ ants might keep enemy skulls for scent camouflage

Nov. 28, 2018
This special DNA isn’t just from moms anymore

Nov. 27, 2018
New test spots ‘hidden consciousness’ in severely injured brains

Nov. 26, 2018
Wombats make cube-shaped poop, thanks to unique intestines

Nov. 20, 2018
For Komodo dragons, there’s no place like home

Nov. 14, 2018
Moths use ‘stealth wings’ to dampen bat sonar

Nov. 13, 2018
How Iron Age Celts kept the severed heads of their enemies looking fresh

Nov. 12, 2018
How many live mosquitoes can fit into a syringe? 240

Nov. 8, 2018
Bank of England begins hunt for scientist to grace new £50 note

Nov. 2, 2018
Three paralyzed people walk after nerve stimulation

Nov. 1, 2018
Cockroaches use karate kicks to avoid becoming zombies

Oct. 31, 2018
Wildlife populations have plummeted since 1970

Oct. 30, 2018
Five Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible are fakes

Oct. 23, 2018
Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest shipwreck

Oct. 23, 2018
‘Headless chicken monster’ caught on video near Antarctica

Oct. 22, 2018
Ancient graffiti shifts date of Pompeii’s destruction by 2 months

Oct. 17, 2018
Antarctic ice shelf ‘sings’ eerie song

Oct. 17, 2018
Earth’s first animals may have been sea sponges

Oct. 17, 2018
Retract cardiac stem cell papers, Harvard Medical School says

Oct. 16, 2018