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French archaeologists erupt with excitement over ‘Little Pompeii’

Aug. 2, 2017
Philosophy journal corrects 35-year-old article ‘written’ by a cat

Aug. 1, 2017
First alien moon may have been spotted

Jul. 28, 2017
World’s smallest satellites launched in quest to reach nearby stars

Jul. 26, 2017
How did Salvador Dalí’s mustache survive his death?

Jul. 24, 2017
Some Alzheimer’s patients might have been misdiagnosed, study suggests

Jul. 20, 2017
NASA catches a glimpse of New Horizons’ next target

Jul. 19, 2017
5000-year-old monument may contain ancestors of Stonehenge builders

Jul. 17, 2017
Scientists record videos in strands of DNA using CRISPR

Jul. 17, 2017
Update: Afghan all-girl robotics team gains entry to the United States

Jul. 14, 2017
Cowardly mice become alpha males when scientists flip a neural switch

Jul. 14, 2017
Early bird or night owl? Modern-day sleeping habits may be ancient survival tools

Jul. 12, 2017
Your eyes could be teeming with bacteria, and that’s a good thing

Jul. 11, 2017
A plant’s defense mechanism drives this caterpillar to cannibalism

Jul. 10, 2017
Lab houses world’s largest collection of animal eyeballs

Jul. 6, 2017
Hobby Lobby to give back thousands of smuggled antiquities, pay a $3 million fine

Jul. 6, 2017
Chemotherapy may help cancer spread, new study shows

Jul. 5, 2017
How one cat revolutionized the plastics industry

Jul. 5, 2017
All-girl Afghani robotics team denied entry to United States

Jul. 5, 2017
Whale ancestor could be the ‘missing link’ between sharp-toothed hunters and filter feeders

Jun. 30, 2017
Ancient armor-plated lizard roamed dry land, new fossil reveals

Jun. 30, 2017
This bizarre animal has just found its place in the tree of life

Jun. 29, 2017
If needles scare you, this new skin patch vaccine might be your best bet

Jun. 29, 2017
Magnets cure ‘dancing eyes’

Jun. 27, 2017