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Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.

Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term stay on the ISS. If selected for a future mission, he will become the first physically disabled person in space.

High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

For decades, scientists assumed that life on Earth emerged through a chain of highly improbable flukes. But a new theory suggests it may have instead arrived just in time.

By combining digital and analog quantum simulation into a new hybrid approach, scientists have already started to make fresh scientific discoveries using quantum computers.

Veggies pack lots of nutrients. But our bodies need some nutrients that can be found only in animal products, such as meat and milk. Now, researchers have tweaked the genes in leaves so that plants, too, can at last make…

Do you know a lot about the ancient Egyptian dead, or do you need to ask your mummy?

This Google Maps image captured in 2021 revealed a mysterious, triangular dark patch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sparking bizarre rumors about its origin. However, it turned out to be a small island with incredibly dense tree coverage.

Presidents day sale: Get the Celestron NexStar 130SLT computerized telescope for under $500 at Amazon — that’s the cheapest we’ve seen it since the start of the year.

“I think both of us will be a little bit sad when that feeling of space sort of leaves us.”