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4,000-year-old bones reveal 'unprecedented' violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain
The extremely violent treatment of the corpses of at least 37 Bronze Age people is rewriting the history of prehistoric Britain.
NASA solves 44-year-old mystery of why Jupiter's Io is so volcanically active
Io is the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Now, NASA scientists have revealed how and why.
Bat poop used to grow cannabis kills 2 in New York in unusual cases
Two men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis.
Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and 'the blob' was to blame
The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.
Radiation-resistant 'extremophile' microbe dubbed 'Conan the Bacterium' inspires new antioxidant
A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation.
Henry the giant crocodile, who has sired 10,000 babies, celebrates 124th birthday
Henry the Nile crocodile will celebrate his 124th birthday at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa on Dec. 16.
World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years
The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.
After accident crash on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could live on as a weather station for 20 years
"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts."
Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king
Fragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.
Do atoms ever touch?
Atoms make up everything around us, but do these building blocks of matter ever actually touch?
1,800-year-old silver amulet could rewrite history of Christianity in the early Roman Empire
A silver amulet found in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.
Oldest firearms ever found in US were abandoned by Spanish in 16th-century battle against Native Americans
Two cannons found at a site dating to 1541 in Arizona may be the oldest surviving firearms in the U.S. They were abandoned by the Spanish after they were defeated in battle.
James Webb telescope spots more than 100 new asteroids between Jupiter and Mars — and some are heading toward Earth
Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Ursid meteor shower 2024: Where and when to see the final meteor shower of the year
Here's everything you need to know to catch the Ursids, the last meteor shower of 2024.
Space photo of the week: The sun's corona blooms during back-to-back solar eclipses
Composite images reveal how the sun's corona changed from one total solar eclipse to another in 2023 and 2024, just as solar activity began to peak.
Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare?
The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?
Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
Alien life might look unlike anything we've ever seen on Earth. Trying to find evidence of these unknown organisms will require some creativity.
Chungungo: The mini sea otter that lives on rocky cliffs and mates for life
Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.
