The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs.

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Satellites have captured before-and-after images of the devastating floods in Texas, highlighting a trail of devastation on ...

A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, ...

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, ...

An experimental treatment called VERVE-102 lowers the amount of "bad" cholesterol in the blood of people with specific ...

During a record-breaking flight through the sun’s corona in Dec. 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the closest-ever ...

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...

The South Island giant moa could be the next species that biotech company Colossal Biosciences "brings back" from extinction ...