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Scientists have offered a first glimpse at what our prehistoric relatives, the Denisovans, looked like.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was unable to spot India’s Vikram Moon lander during a flyby of its the landing site on the lunar surface this week.

Just north of Las Vegas lies a highway that's out of this world. 

The wreck of the last U.S. Navy warship sunk by a German submarine during World War II is revealing its secrets in remarkable images from the seabed.

Astronomers have spotted “dramatic” black holes in six galaxies, which could shed new light on galactic evolution.

In an area known for mystery and intrigue, the biggest unknown lies in the days ahead. 

Back in 2017, a gravitational wave rang across Earth like the clear tone of a bell. It stretched and squished every person, ant and scientific instrument on the planet as it passed through our region of space. Now, researchers have gone back and studied that wave, and found hidden data in it — data that help confirm a decades-old astrophysics idea.

Nearly half a billion years ago, there was a huge explosion of species development on Earth, causing the biodiversity of animals to increase dramatically -- but the true cause of that event has remained a mystery.

A mysterious kingdom from Biblical times that underwent a major technological transformation almost 3,000 years ago might have been influenced by the Egyptians.

A 10-million-year-old fossilized ape has given scientists new insights into human evolution.

Grainy footage of something moving in China’s Yangtze River has been dubbed the country’s “Loch Ness Monster,” sending ripples through Chinese social media.

A Medieval skeleton discovered in Italy has shown "signs of decapitation" and is believed to be the first case of a "torture wheel" in the country.

The Indian Space Research Organization lost contact with the unmanned probe when it was in the final stage of an audacious Moon landing attempt on Sept. 6.

Researchers claim to have identified an anchor from St. Paul’s shipwreck on the island of Malta.

A mountain lion who broke into a California home — seemingly in search of his next meal — was cornered into a bathroom after trying to make a run for it.

The theory that the fabled Loch Ness Monster could be a giant eel has been given a boost thanks to a video posted to social media showing a long, slender creature swimming in the River Ness.

Jupiter's moon Io is home to the most active volcano in the solar system, Loki Patera, a 125-mile-wide lava lake. Now, a new study suggests that Loki Patera is getting ready to erupt again.

What in the name of Neptune's beard is that thing? A ghost? An alien? The ghost of an alien?

There are more than 4 billion bits of microplastic floating in Tampa Bay, according to a new study.

A massive 411-pound feral hog marauding through a Texas golf course was captured and removed last week.