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A new baby penguin has joined the animals on display at the Bronx Zoo, and it’s adorable.

A strange, apparently burning object was spotted in the sky over parts of the western U.S. Wednesday night.

Past earthquakes that damaged ancient temples perched high in the Himalayas could be harbingers of dangerous quakes to come, new research suggests

Israeli archaeologists in the Western Galilee have uncovered a 1,600-year-old ceramics workshop and a distinctive kiln cut into bedrock that was used to fire pottery.

Plant lovers in New York are in for a smelly treat with the imminent bloom of a rare corpse flower at the city's Botanical Garden.

A fire that destroyed a Bronze Age village in the marshlands of eastern England around 3,000 years ago may have been set on purpose, possibly in a raid by warriors from a hostile group, according to a new archaeological study

Four cloned sheep that are genetically identical to Dolly, the first cloned mammal, are still healthy even in old age, a new study found

The first name on your family tree—in fact, on the family tree of every living creature—should technically be LUCA.

Rest in peace, Philae. Scientists shut down the communications system between the Rosetta spacecraft and the Philae probe on Wednesday.

They have been launched to the space station and journeyed on a probe to Jupiter, have honored moonwalkers and made spaceflight the stuff of child's play.

A riotously colorful new species of scorpionfish has been found deep in the Caribbean near Curaçao

Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast at the site of what was once the first capital of Spanish Florida.

A strange alien world with three suns in its sky has just

Archaeologists digging at the Alamo have discovered an adobe wall that may provide clues to the famous site’s Spanish Colonial history.

Silk, tea and spices weren't the only things that travelers carried on China's legendary Silk Road: Ancient poop shows that infectious diseases were also transported along this network of trade routes, according to a new study

Using DNA tests, scientists have confirmed the authenticity of a morbid souvenir: bloodstained leaves that were taken from the death site of Belgium's King Albert I more than 80 years ago

Solar Impulse 2 flew into the record books Monday when it completed its historic fuel-free global journey around the world.

A brief viral video showing a man attacking a purported part of the Great Wall in China has generated buzz, anger, and a police investigation.

Consider Larry the Lobster: the very large lobster has avoided being eaten, appeared on television, and can now look forward to a new home in Maine— although PETA has asked for it to be released to the wild.

On the face of it, the living is good in Ozersk, Russia.