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A winter storm is hitting the U.S. with record-breaking cold and heavy snow. Is the polar vortex to blame?

The nearly 5,000-year-old fortress in Spain has a much more recent burial dating to the Roman era.

A close-up shot of microplastics resting on a human finger.

Researchers think the Indigenous roads were more about cosmology than traffic.

A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s. Scientists are trying to understand why.

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact."

A mysterious bronze spoon unearthed on the Isle of Man is rare evidence of ancient ritual in Europe.

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of these conditions is still low.

A groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that glaciers across the world have lost a whopping 5% of their volume since then.

Microsoft scientists have created a quantum processor that taps into a rare state of matter that was first theorized in the 1930s, paving the way for a processor with a million qubits within years.

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans, scientists say. And it changes how mice squeak.

A metal sword broken into three pieces may be evidence of a Germanic warrior's burial from the Roman Empire.

A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed a surprising finding.

Here's everything you need to know about how to see the first "blood moon" total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the only one visible from North America this year, when it rises in March.

NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in previous calculations.

Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among Black children and kids with congenital anomalies.

New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that help sea creatures survive in the ocean's deepest reaches.

Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's supermassive black hole, is constantly producing strange eruptions. Astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to find out why.

Spotting artifacts in the U.S. is common, but archaeologists want you to leave them in place.

Prospective ESA astronaut and former British Paralympian John McFall has passed the medical assessment needed for a long-term stay on the ISS. If selected for a future mission, he will become the first physically disabled person in space.