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1st-ever complete Roman 'bed burial' recovered from under...
In addition to the funerary items, archaeologists uncovered remnants of a tannery and a 16th-century cemetery.
NASA and DARPA flew 'experimental' self-flying helicopters...
Two pilotless helicopters completed a dozen test flights, while attempting to avoid more than 150 virtual aircraft, to test the systems...
Robot surgeon sent to the International Space Station to...
A small robotic surgeon was successfully launched to the International Space Station last week. It was joined by a bunch of equally...
Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy'...
ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts.
Will future colonists on the moon and Mars develop new...
As humans start to spread out among the solar system, new accents may begin to emerge in isolated colonies. But why does this happen...
Farming began in North Africa about 7,500 years ago thanks...
DNA from remains found in prehistoric North African burials reveals a mix of locals and immigrants who practiced farming.
Severe 'flesh-eating' infections tied to heat waves in...
Scientists investigated flesh-eating infections that took place after record-breaking heat waves in the U.S. last year.
Aldabra rail: The bird that came back from the dead by...
The flightless Aldabra rail went extinct 136,000 years ago when its atoll home sank beneath the waves. Then it evolved again.
