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An ancient reptilian sea monster had a shark-like bite.

The man will pay a fine of up to 6,000 euros, authorities said.

The global population is an estimate of the number of people on the planet, and currently sits at about 7.8 billion people. Here's how that...

Archaeologists have located a fort in Alaska where Tlingit people fought a pivotal battle against invading Russian forces.

Data from one of Cassini's last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon's alien chemistry.

Conquistadors murdered hundreds of Acolhua people, a sister culture of the Aztecs, after members of a Spanish caravan in Mexico were capture...

Archaeologists uncovered 154 Anglo-Saxon burials at the site in Northamptonshire which also contained a previously unknown settlement.

A giant Mayan mask sculpture has been revealed at an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán after undergoing restoration work.

A combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye.

As we continue to unearth ancient remains, the number of early human species grows.

A dog's burying instinct comes courtesy of its wild ancestor, the gray wolf.

COVID-19 vaccines are still expected to work against the new variant.

Ancestors of giant Bobbit worms may have colonized the seafloor millions of years ago, building long, narrow burrows where they would wait f...

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The dunes of the northwestern Sahara desert were streaked with ice on Tuesday, creating a surreal landscape

Magnetic bead toys are particularly dangerous for young children, who may accidentally swallow them.

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Scientists tested a vaccine for melanoma in a small trial.

An ancient fossil has been identified as the ancestor of all starfish-like animals living on the planet today, according to a new study.

A new study on the rotation of the universe's first light could suggest physicists need new rule-breaking subatomic particles

Paleontologists in Argentina have partially uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest animal to ever walk the Earth.

Three years ago, two neutron stars collided in a cataclysmic crash, the first such merger ever observed directly. Naturally, scientists kept...

Surprisingly, the fate of a star is easy to predict. All you need to know is how big it is.

SpaceX plans to test-fire its enormous Starship prototype's engines in Boca Chica, Texas at some point today (Jan. 20).

The study also found that the virus can spread more than 6 feet (2 meters) in just seconds.