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SpaceX started a new program on Saturday that will see more satellites in space in a shorter time-frame than previously thought.

U.S. Forest Service experts have been working with their counterparts in Ukraine to help reduce the danger posed by wildfires near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

One of Uganda’s rare mountain gorillas, a popular silverback called Rafiki, has been killed by illegal poachers.

NASA announced that it will delay the launch of its next Mars rover a few days, citing repair issues.

A minuscule Hyllus diardi jumping spider has apparently learned the art of the selfie.

A newly published study says that the building blocks for life appear in stellar nurseries -- areas in deep space where new stars are formed -- well before the stars actually form.

A rare, multispecies brawl unfolded recently in the deep ocean off the coast of Hawaii. In one corner, an oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) — a 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) predator capable of diving up to 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface in pursuit of prey. In the other corner… it's not clear. But whatever it was, it was huge, it had tentacles and it put up a hell of a fight.

Scientists have identified some key genomic features of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

A whistle that belonged to a hero of the Titanic disaster is up for auction in the U.K., along with a host of other artifacts.

Footprints found in modern-day South Korea that were thought to have been made by pterosaurs are instead from a 13-foot crocodile that lived 120 million years ago and walked on two legs, researchers have said.

The wreck of a high-speed patrol boat commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II has been discovered in New York’s Harlem River.

Biotech company Moderna said on Thursday that it is going to start the Phase III trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with 30,000 volunteers next month.

As concerns about an expansion of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic crop up, a new study notes the "universal adoption" of face masks could help bring down the number of infections and prevent additional waves.

Sir Isaac Newton — famous for developing the three laws of motion and advancing calculus — apparently had a far-out idea for how to treat the plague, also called the black death: toad-vomit lozenges.

A woman in South Carolina found a huge ancient megalodon shark tooth that weighs a pound.

For the first time, researchers have fully mapped “Genghis Khan’s Wall,” a 458-mile stretch of the iconic Great Wall located in Mongolia.

As scientists around the world race to develop effective drugs or potential vaccines for COVID-19, they have been hindered by the limited number of laboratory mice that are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Coughing in public has become something that turns heads, prompts people to switch seats on mass transit and sparks anxiety. That's one unfortunate byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic.

Millions of people who rely on public transportation to commute to work will face a broad range of challenges as states reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Flamingos with brighter feathers are more aggressive than their pale counterparts when it comes to fighting for food, a new study says.