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Neanderthals cared for 6-year-old with Down syndrome, fossil...
The unique shape of an ear bone belonging to a Neanderthal child found in a cave in Spain suggests that she had Down syndrome.
This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty...
Engineers say they have created a design for a robot capable of jumping 400 feet into the air — and it could one day be heading for...
'We're proving that this is a new door to understand cancer...
Cancer researcher Iñigo San Millán is also a coach to Tadej Pogačar, a favorite to win this year's Tour de France. In this interview,...
Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat...
Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging...
How many moons are in the solar system?
The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more...
Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid...
On Saturday (June 29), an asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will fly past Earth at about three-quarters the distance...
Antikythera mechanism, world's oldest computer, followed...
Researchers previously thought the calendar ring on the Antikythera mechanism tracked the ancient Egyptian calendar, but new research...
What defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's...
The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require...