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Tardigrades, which live on every continent on Earth, are also (maybe) living on the moon, following the crash of a lunar lander carrying thousands of the microscopic water bears.

From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.

Scientists have found a trove of "super-deep" diamonds from hundreds of miles below the Earth’s surface.

Scientists have found a trove of "super-deep" diamonds from hundreds of miles below the Earth’s surface.

A prairie dog colony in Weld County, Colorado suffering from plague —  a serious bacterial disease that can spread to humans — has since died off, state wildlife officials announced this week. 

An extremely rare 1894 dime, one of only 24 minted and once owned by former Lakers owner Jerry Buss, has sold at auction for $1.32 million, including the buyer’s commission.

A hiker going up the hills in Taiwan’s Changhua County earlier this month spotted a bizarre-looking snail that was flashing orange and green after its body was hijacked by a parasite.

A massive crocodile was spotted in a creek in Ohio while young children were playing in the water. 

Experts have used sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden drawings of an angel and Christ beneath a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece.

Never-before-seen artifacts from 18th-century Native American culture that tell the story between the First Nations and the Europeans "they fought against and alongside" are set to go on display at Fort Ticonderoga in New York.

Marking a new era in space tourism, Virgin Galactic's "Gateway to Space" is now ready for launch, the company said on Thursday.

The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, may have had a massive collision with a "still-forming planet" approximately 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new study.

About 35 million years ago, an asteroid traveling nearly 144,000 mph smashed into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, Virginia.

The mysterious ‘Plain of Jars’ in Laos has long been a source of fascination to archaeologists and is now revealing more of its grisly secrets.

The black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is behaving strangely, according to astronomers.

Cosmic dust found in Antarctic snow was likely birthed in a distant supernova millions of years ago. The dust's interstellar journey eventually brought the material to Earth, where scientists discovered the ancient grains.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientist Gregg Beckham is an avid scuba diver. So he's seen the problem of plastics in the world's oceans firsthand. 

When an injured baby raccoon was brought to Arkansas wildlife rehabilitation specialist Susan Curtis the little mammal was in bad shape.

Microplastic pollution is now so commonplace that it's drifted to the furthest reaches of the Arctic.

Scientists have identified a new species of giant penguin from fossils discovered in New Zealand.