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The Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the largest ice sheets in the world. But it might not be for much longer, if Earth continues to warm.

Archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a gold tongue at an ancient Egyptian site called Taposiris Magna.

Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ.

Experts are particularly alarmed by this variant because of its potential to "escape" protection from current vaccines.

More than half-a-billion years ago, ancient terrestrial fungus may have helped Earth recover from a catastrophic ice age.

Is it possible to be allergic to activities like running or walking?

A new study shows that antibodies can cross the placenta and could be protective to the baby.

Archaeologists uncovered a bas-relief of a golden eagle at the foot of Templo Mayor. It's the largest of its kind discovered at the site.

Minimoon SO 2020, a rocket booster that has been orbiting Earth for about 60 years, will drift off forever next month.

Spinosaurus probably hunted more like a stork than a crocodile.

Sizzling-hot rocks are rising up and pushing on the plates on either side of the Atlantic.

Archaeologists have discovered a fantastical-looking, 1,500-year-old house in Turkey that was decorated with illusory wall paintings and ter...

Headless statues of a dead woman and her servant have been found in an ancient Greek cemetery.

The whole bubble freezes over, creating a beautiful "snow globe" effect.

People who have schizophrenia may be two to three times more likely to die from COVID-19, study suggests.

The Doomsday Clock — a hypothetical clock that measures our nearness to utter annihilation, represented by the midnight hour — maintains las...

The mineral likely formed from dust trapped in the ice.

You might even consider wearing two masks instead of one.

An agate discovered in Brazil bears a remarkable resemblance to the Sesame Street muppet Cookie Monster.

The case is unusual because the woman had not been previously hospitalized with COVID-19 or put on a ventilator.

A toddler was buried with meal offerings and a pet dog about 2,000 years ago in what is now central France.

A massive "cursus" monument, a site for ancient rituals has been discovered on the Scottish Isle of Arran.

An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico offers early evidence...

With the help of a priest, a medieval hoard containing silver coins and gold rings was found in Poland.

Animal "reservoirs" may pose a risk to humans down the road.