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Learn the common warning signs of a stroke, which are essential to recognize to ensure a person gets prompt treatment.

Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica’s ice.

An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what would this impact mean for life on Earth?

As climate change melts West Antarctica’s glaciers, scientists are proposing bold ideas to avoid devastating sea level rise. Will they work?

The newfound species belongs to the genus Paranthropus, whose nickname is “nutcracker man.”

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F (20 C) in the high Arctic.

How much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out!

A photographer on Earth has captured an incredible telescope image of NASA astronaut Suni Williams outside of the International Space Station, as it passed by roughly 250 miles overhead.

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird’s close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.