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'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new...
'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests
MIT scientists build hair-size batteries that can power...
An internal power source could enable the development of tiny robots for applications like drug delivery and remote sensing.
32 truly bizarre deep-sea creatures
From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the...
Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's the ancestor...
New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.
What is the 'tree of life'?
The tree of life maps out the relationships between all living things, and it's in constant flux.
Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape the diversity...
Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms...
'Once-in-a-lifetime' photo: Perseid meteors, northern lights...
An astonishing scene featuring Perseid meteors and colorful auroras played out overnight on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 above the U.K.'s 11th...
Viking Age stone figurine unearthed in Iceland — but no...
The small, four-legged figurine is carved out of stone, but it's unclear which animal it depicts.