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Extinct giant tortoise was the 'mammoth' of Madagascar...
A previously unknown extinct tortoise was revealed in an investigation on these giants' evolutionary history.
What is potassium good for?
It's an essential mineral that we can only get from our diet — but what is potassium good for?
Rare green comet not seen since the Stone Age will zoom...
The last time comet C/2022 E3 passed by Earth, modern humans were mingling with Neanderthals.
A star mysteriously blinked for 7 years, and astronomers...
The strange dimming of Gaia17bpp could point to a small companion surrounded by a huge dusty disk.
Enslaved people were kidnapped from all across Africa,...
In 2013, South Carolinians made the unexpected discovery of a Colonial-era cemetery holding the remains of enslaved people. Now, a...
Lasers reveal massive, 650-square-mile Maya site hidden...
While conducting an aerial survey of northern Guatemala, researchers detected a sprawling Maya site.
Enormous 'Swiss cheese' bubble surrounding Earth mapped...
The gigantic bubble was created by multiple supernova explosions, and researchers finally know what its magnetic field may look like.
Incredible new photos of moon's surface are highest resolution...
A radar system less powerful than a household microwave oven produced some of the best pictures of the moon ever captured.
