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A 1,700-year-old obituary, which is unlike anything researchers say they have seen before, has finally been translated.

Scientists have long known that the human tongue can detect five basic tastes: sweetness, sourness, saltiness, bitterness and "umami," or savory.

They say walk before you can run, but chances are, this kid will probably just fly.

Members of a high school football team gave a California cheerleader 57 orange roses, a sign of support in her battle against leukemia.

A photo of a 5-year-old stopping for the Pledge of Allegiance is the Internet's newest fave.

It's literally epoch-defining news.

You might want to chase that next beer with a little exercise. Exercising the recommended amount "cancels out" the higher risk of cancer death brought about by drinking, a new study revealed. Similarly, physical activity lessened any greater risk of death resulting from any cause due to alcohol.

Apple's new iPhone 7 will ditch the ubiquitous headphone jack, senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller announced Wednesday at the company's keynote event in San Francisco.

Carfentanil, a sedative for large animals, was the cause of at least eight overdose deaths in Hamilton County, Ohio, coroner Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco said Tuesday.

Millennial voters are more conservative and politically polarized than Generation Xers and Baby Boomers were at their same age, according to a new study.

Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free on Monday, making it the second country to reach this status in the World Health Organization's (WHO) region of South-east Asia.

The recipient of the world's first face transplant, Isabelle Dinoire, has died, according to French doctors.

Teen pregnancy is way down. And a study suggests that the reason is increased, and increasingly effective, use of contraceptives.

A deaf Nebraska teen got support from students, teachers and others after his backpack was stolen and its contents dumped in a toilet.

Gordon Draper, the owner of Bondgate Books in Bishop Auckland, England was going through a stack of books at his store when an envelope containing a handwritten letter slipped out from between some pages.

Roger Ailes picked the wrong woman to allegedly sexually harass, hit on and terminate. Gretchen Carlson's Twitter bio reads: "Journalist, wife, mama, warrior for women, 100% believer in life motto Carpe Diem, author of Getting Real." There's another word she should add to that list: courageous.

A cafe in Australia is serving a concoction that contains 80 times the amount of caffeine of a standard espresso.

A teen severely injured in a July explosion in Central Park is walking again and talking about the incident for the first time.