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Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

Researchers spotted a second distant star orbiting a well-known black hole and its stellar companion in a never-before-seen gravitational triad. The system’s unique configuration suggests that the black hole was not created as scientists initially expected.

A visualization from space of the Gulf Stream as it unfurls across the North Atlantic Ocean.

Activated charcoal can reduce the effectiveness of certain medications. But why is that?

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the throne room of a powerful queen from the Moche culture, and detailed murals of the female ruler decorate its walls.

Blood isn’t actually toxic to all male mosquitos. In at least one virus-carrying species, it may even help them live longer.

A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from a 1197 raid described in a royal history.

A hut sits at an altidue of 1,800 meters near the Mackenzie Mountains in Yukon, Canada.

A mid-1850s act let the United States seize islands rich in bird guano. Those strategic outposts fueled the U.S. rise to power, a researcher says.

Icebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland’s southern Diamond Beach, making the sandy strip look like a field of gemstones.