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Scientists at MIT have discovered a galaxy cluster that they say is “hiding in plain sight.”

The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever documented and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Carcharocles megalodon, means "giant tooth." And for good reason: Its massive teeth give scientists major clues about what the creature was like and when it died off.

It sounded too good to be true.

He was probably in his 20s and died nearly 6,000 years ago in Egypt.

Scientists are seeking a solution to the red tide crisis that that has been devastating marine life on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

In a blog post, NASA said that it may never again have contact with the Opportunity rover, after the craft got caught up in a Martian dust storm in the middle of June.

The remains of a 99-million-year old beetle have been discovered, perfectly preserved in amber, fossilized resin that originates from the bark of a tree. It is believed to be the world's oldest insect pollinator and the amber provides a fascinating look at how life was nearly 100 million years ago.

Thanks to technology that cosmonauts are installing on the International Space Station, scientists will get an extraterrestrial view of baby turtles and other wildlife.

Some hikers in Oregon recently found 19 dead elk, which state Fish and Wildlife officials say were likely the victims of an avalanche.

Is it the remains of a woolly mammoth — or a decaying whale?

Several wheelchair-bound rescue dogs playfully “ruffed” it up when they chased each other during playtime.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office posted a video of deputies shooting nonlethal beanbag rounds to break a car’s window in order to release a bear trapped inside.

A golden retriever is being credited for nursing a neglected horse back to health after the animals formed an unlikely bond that was captured in a viral video.

Extra terrestrials may not be openly roaming the Red Planet, but muppets might be.

A mummy buried in Southern Egypt more than 5,000 years ago has revealed its grisly secrets, shedding new light on prehistoric embalming practices.

A warning has been issued by scientists about "devastating tsunamis" caused by climate change.

In 1943, Daryl Weathers was a 19-year-old Seaman 2nd Class aboard the destroyer USS Abner Read, which was conducting an anti-submarine patrol in the remote Aleutian Islands. Almost 75 years to the day since the ship’s stern was torn off by a Japanese mine, the 94-year-old describes the harrowing event and the ship’s survival.

Omega Centauri may be the brightest among the dense collections of stars known as globular clusters, but it probably doesn't contain many habitable worlds, a new study suggests.

A new image of a solar eclipse will have you seeing double.

Cancer is a friend to no one, but a "zombie gene," known as LIF6, which still exists in elephants, may be useful in helping end this deadly disease.