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Millions of other animals may have perished too, suggesting the die-off event might be one of the worst in modern times.

An analysis of genomes from some of the earliest modern humans to live in Europe reveals their ancestors interbred with Neanderthals in one period between 43,000 and 50,000 years ago.

A conceptual image of the sun launching a massive fiery plume toward Earth.

Attachment styles are real, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work.

The Leibniz Prize is awarded annually to scientists for their “outstanding achievements in the field of research.”

New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the potentially fatal parasite is starting to make a comeback, U.S. officials say.

New Hubble Space Telescope images of a black hole-powered quasar reveal ‘weird’ structures and gigantic jets of energy that scientists are just beginning to explain.

Here’s the latest on mpox, bird flu, dengue and other viral outbreaks that flared up this year.

Reports of unidentified flying objects in the northeast U.S. are on the rise, but so far officials have few answers for alarmed residents.

Earthquake data suggest that all or small patches of the inner core’s surface may be swelling and contracting.