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The presence of an enormous Neptune-sized exoplanet 90 light-years from Earth has been confirmed after it was first spotted in 2019.

A mysterious, 230-year-old rock inscription in a French harbor stumped translators for decades. But now, nearly a year after the launch of a contest to decipher the writing, experts have finally decoded its secret message.

You’ve heard of the “big bang” theory regarding the start of the universe? Scientists say they recently detected a similar deep-space explosion, up to five times more powerful than any such blast observed previously.

A stunning image showing a group of seals swimming in sync beneath an Antarctic iceberg has captured a major photography award.

Scientists have captured the moment that two tiny liquid droplets combine, providing a rare glimpse into a process the human eye cannot detect.

A photographer from the Netherlands has captured remarkable photographs of a squirrel smelling a yellow flower.

Tumbling through Earth's increasingly crowded orbit are about 5,000 satellites, half a million pieces of human-made debris and only one confirmed natural object: the moon. Now, astronomers working out of the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory think they may have discovered a second natural satellite — or at least a temporary one. 

The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars' past, including its oceans and whether it supported life.

Researchers have discovered the first animal out of millions of known species who can survive its entire life without oxygen, according to a study published on Monday.

A 15th-century book on manners, newly digitized by The British Library, is filled with rules that wouldn't be out of place in a first-grade classroom today: Don't spit at the table, don't burp, and for goodness sake, stop picking your nose. 

A rare 1776 Continental dollar that was bought at a French flea market for less than $1 is worth nearly $100,000.

A staggering 83 unusual ancient Egyptian graves have been discovered, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.

A hand grenade from World War I was recently discovered on a beach in the U.K. after a series of storms unearthed the object.  

A photographer has taken startling pictures of a squirrel appearing to use plastic bags in an effort to build a nest.

The oldest green seaweed on record, the ancestor of all land plants, lived about 1 billion years ago, a new study finds. 

Last winter, a local farmer in southern Turkey stumbled upon a large stone half-submerged in an irrigation canal with mysterious inscriptions. The stone revealed the story of an ancient, lost civilization that may have defeated King Midas' kingdom of Phrygia in the late eighth century B.C., according to new findings.

Cosmic dust found in meteorites that crashed on Earth has revealed the shocking detail that the planet formed within 5 million years, significantly faster than first believed.

Coconut crabs, Earth's biggest land crabs, are internet famous from images in which they dwarf trash bins and tear birds limb from limb.

Snow that looks like it was mixed with food coloring is not what you'd expect to see in Antarctica -- or anywhere else, for that matter.

A photographer in the British seaside city of Brighton has captured a remarkable image of a flock of birds that looks like the Loch Ness monster.