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The brain exaggerates the differences between similar memories in order to recall them more effectively.

The tail is invisible to the naked eye but appears on all-sky cameras during every new moon.

New research suggests a way to move heat around "tidally locked" alien planets: ocean currents whipping around the worlds faster than they r...

There was a mix-up between patients at his rehabilitation center.

Since days of yore, the royal line of succession to the British throne — like most monarchies — was based on primogeniture.

Palace plots, assassination attempts and multiple marriages would have made family reunions in these royal lineages awkward, to say the leas...

A newly deciphered magical amulet claims to stop evil spirits "who eat flesh and drink blood," archaeologists have found.

Rare chemical makeup in a meteorite that fell to Earth in 2020 hints at its unusual origins: from a pre-planetary body dating to our solar s...

If you live in Vermont and heard an explosion just before dinnertime Sunday (March 7), there's a good chance that was a shockwave from an in...

Fully vaccinated people in the U.S. can visit indoors and mask-less with other fully vaccinated people.

Two species of sacoglossan sea slugs have been found to be able to sever their heads from their bodies and regrow a replacement by researche...

Earth may have a layer no one knew about, an inner-inner core where something is different in the structure of solid iron.

A well-preserved ancient Greek helmet likely worn by a soldier during a war with the Persians has been found in Haifa Harbor in Israel.

The ears are complex systems that not only provide the ability to hear, but also make it possible to maintain balance.

Millions of years before dinosaurs appeared, the hefty reptile Anteosaurus was a deadly predator. Scientists just learned that it was also u...

Octopuses can "see" light with their arms, even when their eyes are in the dark, researchers have found.

Richard Garriott just completed a dive to Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth.

Sure, one baby's tough. But what about two or more?

The bowl turned out to be a rare, 15th-century Chinese artifact.

The animal with the largest ears relative to body size is actually quite tiny.

Travelers to some Chinese cities have been required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19.

Hearing aids are small electronic devices that a person wears in or behind their ears. Here's how the different types of hearing aids work a...

A year ago, the bright red star Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation hit the headlines for a stark fading episode that astronomers couldn't...

Archaeologists in Poland recently discovered what are likely the remains of nuns executed by Russians during the Soviet occupation.

The powerful earthquake occurred at 8:28 a.m. local time near New Zealand's Kermadec Islands.