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Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more ...

Researchers have located the wrecks of two long-lost military vehicles on the seafloor a few miles from San Diego: an ...

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves ...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.

The patient was unknowingly infected with an abnormal protein that causes a rare, fatal neurological disease with no ...

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two ...

2025's Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be more ferocious than usual, according to forecasts by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...