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NASA is preparing for a mission that could see it visit a mysterious, dead planet in deep space.

Mysterious man-made islands in Scotland are thousands of years older than we thought.

The discovery of at least 60 dead ice seals that have been found along Alaska's west coast in recent months is baffling federal biologists, who said the deaths have been reported in "unusually large numbers."

Officials with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office in Santa Rosa, Calif., were forced to delay a water training in Bodega Bay due to the presence of a massive, toothy creature: A great white shark.

Are dolphins just like us?

A new study published on Wednesday reveals that pterosaurs — flying reptiles that lived during the age of dinosaurs — had the ability to fly right at birth.

India plans to join an exclusive group of countries that have successfully landed on the Moon following the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft next month.

Earth's aging sun could produce a massive superflare in the coming century.

A small building in England that was once a medieval prison for people accused of witchcraft is now a cozy home in need of an owner.

If you ever clean out the gutters on your roof, take note: The dirt you’re tossing may have come from outer space.

Letters from renowned physicist Albert Einstein have become hot properties for auction houses recently. Christie's has the latest batch, in which Einstein criticizes other scientists for their understanding of quantum physics, going so far as to say "God does not play dice with the universe" in one of them.

Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand.

A Missouri woman returned home from her vacation last week to a slithering surprise in the kitchen.

Last summer, a Russian man was strolling along the shore of the local Tirekhtyakh River in Yakutia when he came upon a grisly sight: the severed head of an ancient wolf.

Scientists have discovered a rare invertebrate-eating plant in Ontario, Canada, that feeds on salamanders, according to reports.

A severed head of a wolf estimated to have died between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago was discovered by a local man near the Tirekhtyakh River in Eastern Siberia last year, giving scientists a rare opportunity to analyze wolf genealogy and evolution.  

A polar bear at the San Diego Zoo last week thrilled visitors who captured the predator on video hunting down an unsuspecting duck and eating it.

Britain's very own ‘Atlantis’ has been found deep in the North Sea after scientists discovered what they believe to be two Stone Age settlements.

What's it like to spin records in outer space?

Astronomers, for the first time, have snapped an image of a cool, gassy ring swirling around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.