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Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid…
A newly discovered coronavirus in China has raised fresh concerns over its power to spread among humans and killing them like it did five years ago. In a situation reminiscent of the early…
At an extremely remote Antarctic outpost, scientists have unearthed a pristine sample of our planet's history. It's an ice core 2,800 meters, or some 1.7 miles, long. But it's not just the…
An expedition with Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program did a species survey of Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape in 2024 The expedition recorded over 2,000 species during its…
Russian scientists have unveiled the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth found in thawing permafrost in the remote Yakutia region of Siberia during the summer. They say "Yana" - who…
A recent study has raised alarm about the potential dangers of "mirror bacteria," a synthetic lifeform made from reverse biological molecules. Published in Science, the research warns that…
A leading AI scientist and futurist has predicted that humans will develop the ability to stay young for longer. Ray Kurzweil—known for some spot-on predictions, such as stating that…
Antarctica is staring down the barrel of a gun, and humans are the ones holding it. Hundreds of concerned scientists came together in Australia recently to discuss how we can put the gun…
Scientists say there has been an alarming lack of progress in saving nature as the UN biodiversity summit, COP 16, draws to a close. The scale of political ambition has not risen to the…
Climate change, along with rapid urbanisation and deforestation, turbocharged floods in Nepal that killed more than 240 people last month, scientists said on Thursday. Nepal suffered its…
Genetic testing has officially confirmed the final resting place of Christopher Columbus. Scientists who made the announcement also said they now know his ethnic background, although they…
Microbes Rock A very old rock — or rather, what's inside of it —might force scientists to rewrite what we know about the evolution of life on Earth. As detailed in a new study published in…
Scientists in Brazil are racing to gather fossils uncovered by recent heavy floods before they are destroyed. In May, record floods washed away soil in parts of southern Brazil, revealing…
Tiny Dancer On a tropical island that's part of modern-day Indonesia, archaeologist have uncovered a remarkable find: a bone fragment belonging to an archaic adult hominin that stood a…
Scientists have a new ally helping them explore the ocean’s seabeds–sea lions. A team in Australia recruited endangered Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) to carry video cameras down…
Reaping and Sowing Imagine this dire scenario: the Atlantic Ocean's sea currents which bring warm water to Europe collapses, making large swaths of the continent as cold as the Arctic…
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts say prosecutions for these high crimes started to grow…
