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Prehistoric diseases laying dormant in ancient ice could soon be unleashed due to climate change.

A piece of a comet, thought to be between 3 and 3.5 million-years-old, has been found inside a meteorite and it could potentially contain the building blocks for life, according to a new study.

When a South Australian man laid eyes on Joey the “unicorn” sheep he knew he couldn’t let such a rare animal end up on someone’s dinner plate.

About 12 million years ago, antelopes with slingshot-like horns and beasts that weren't quite elephants but that had long trunks and tusks tramped across the "Texas Serengeti" searching for food and caring for their babies.

A trio of bald eagles is successfully raising eaglets in the backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River in Illinois.

Egyptian officials unveiled a stunning discovery over the weekend: a 4,000-year-old tomb of a dignitary bedazzled in colorful paintings and inscriptions.

Workers preparing to lay new water pipes have discovered a gruesome ancient burial site in the U.K.

A new research study suggests that human brains could be merged with technology significantly sooner than many expect, perhaps "within decades."

Stargazers are going to appreciate these April showers.

Winter is not coming to the northern hemisphere — and we have our planet's tilt to thank.

The realization that giant sea spiders have Swiss cheese-like holes in their exoskeletons has shed light on a decades-old mystery about how underwater creatures living in the polar oceans and deep abysses got so spookily huge.

It's been well-established that Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest inventors, painters and sculptors in recorded history, was left-handed. But a new analysis of the famed da Vinci's works indicates he was ambidextrous.

Today's weather forecast on the sun calls for a high of 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius), constant supersonic wind , mysterious eruptions of giant lava-lamp-blobs and, oh yes, light rain.

The president of Seychelles chose the ocean's depths to deliver an urgent message about protecting the world's oceans.

A minor planet discovered in our solar system over a decade ago remains nameless as the astronomers who made the revelation are now turning to the public for help.

Katie Bouman became an overnight celebrity after a viral photo circulated the internet following her work that helped lead to the first image of a black hole Wednesday and then the internet trolls tried to discredit her.

Experts from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard have scanned declassified Cold War-era images from U2 spy planes to reveal ancient structures across the Middle East.

An alligator was recently spotted taking a dip and catching some rays near Panama City Beach, Fla.

Scientists in Louisiana reached new depths in their research in February when they sent three dead alligators plummeting to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

An 8-foot alligator tried to sneak into a Florida resident’s back porch early Friday morning, police said.