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Local farmers discovered thousands of terracotta warrior statues in Shaanxi, China, in 1974. How much do you know about these unique artifac...

By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches a specific locati...

The final act of the Blue Ghost lander's busy two weeks on the moon was to send back sunset shots featuring Earth and Venus.

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them?

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable m...

While sifting out signatures of supernova remnants, a high-schooler stumbled upon the afterglow of a dormant black hole. It may be one of th...

Spot wildlife on nature walks and stargaze at stunning dark skies with a highly portable monocular — the perfect, lightweight alternative to...

Throughout the night, great potoos emit a loud, moaning growl that has earned the bird a mythical status, with some communities believing th...

Astronomers have discovered the smallest dwarf galaxy ever seen. It is a mystery how the satellite galaxy of Andromeda survived the blisteri...

Why don't some birds, like penguins, ostriches and kiwis, take to the skies?

March 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the...

After the last ice age, sea levels rose rapidly over a period of about 8,000 years, new research reveals.

The ancient Egyptian tomb holds the remains of a man with a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III.

The Aardvark Weather machine learning algorithm is much faster than traditional systems and can work on a desktop computer.

Try this aliens quiz and see how much you know about our interstellar neighbors — if there are any.

Blood tests that detect early cancer are coming to market. Could they lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment?

There have been hundreds of measles cases reported in the U.S. since the beginning of the year. Here's what you need to know about measles i...

More than 100 years after bison from other regions were introduced to the park, the two genetically distinct herds have finally become one.

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern ocean...

Researchers have counted the number of trees in China and mapped their distribution across the country using a laser-based technique called...

MRAM can be energy-intensive, but a new generation of this technology will enable greater computing power and resilience, as well as much lo...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered an object they've dubbed 'Big Wheel,' a gargantuan galaxy spinning through...

Fossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now.

The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations.

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coa...