Archaeological evidence suggests the fluffy rodents were hosts of leprosy-causing bacteria.
Archaeological evidence suggests the fluffy rodents were hosts of leprosy-causing bacteria.
The female individual's skull was found in Iraqi Kurdistan and was painstakingly reconstructed by scientists.
An ancient shark's position in the family tree is up for debate.
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Archaeological evidence adds ball courts to the list of Maya structures that were blessed with offerings.
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Underneath the parched sands of Atacama is a massive, diverse group of bacteria and a previously undetected…
Since 2016, the NASA mission has captured some awe-inspiring views of alien worlds and promising venues for alien…
A group of bizarre creatures from the deep sea pushes the origins of glowing life way, way back in time.
There's a new threat category beyond red to indicate extreme, dangerous heat.
Some of history's most notorious diamonds may have formed hundreds of miles from their findspots.
From dragonflies to fungi, living things find sanctuary in good ol' H2O.
NASA's Juno spacecraft saw molten rock—and a mountain straight out of Star Wars—on Jupiter's moon Io.
Vertebrae found in a mine in India could belong to a serpent over twice as big as any modern snake.
Bone fragments could be the remains of an 80-foot ichthyosaur, which would set a new record.
A mile-long lava tube in Saudi Arabia was full of life, as new archaeological research shows.
Pyrite can contain an in-demand element that has sparked its own 'gold rush.'