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After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have splash-landed off the coast of Florida.

A king's tomb dating back around 3,600 years has been discovered at Abydos, Egypt.

Mount Spurr near Anchorage has been showing signs of unrest for a year. Now scientists think it's creeping closer to an eruption.

Environmentalist and author Paul Hawken speaks to Live Science about the worldview that has led to the mindless exploitation of the planet —...

The discovery of two sets of iron ankle shackles at an ancient Egyptian gold mine reveals forced labor.

New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic's XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic speeds while flyin...

Satellite images taken more than three decades apart show the disappearance of Iceland's Okjökull, the first glacier to be officially declar...

You can tell spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere just by looking at the stars. Here's how to easily spot the Spring Trian...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our...

When astronauts return from a prolonged visit to space, they are often carried out of their capsules and placed on stretchers for a medical...

DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals that European...

Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research suggests.

'More people are in harm's way': Tornadoes are shifting east of Tornado Alley, forecasters warn

A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three extremely rare fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic venom.

After spending more than nine months in space, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally coming home. NASA is targeting a Tuesd...

A dramatic solar eclipse on March 29 will be the first one visible in North America since April 2024. Here's how to get the best view of the...

Scientists at OpenAI have attempted to stop a frontier AI model from cheating and lying by punishing it. But this just taught it to scheme m...

"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole."

This small, carved dog epitomizes ancient Egyptians' love of pets.

The oldest lake in the world dates back about 25 million years and is also the world's deepest and most biologically diverse lake.

An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that features of langua...

Mice will lick the faces and pull at the tongues of other mice if they're found unconscious, with more vigorous grooming resulting in faster...

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When prompted, Google...

Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in the universe.

It's commonly thought that sperm "race" to the egg, with the winner fertilizing it. But is this really the case?