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'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria — and...
An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition...
Syphilis originated in the Americas, ancient DNA shows,...
Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?
Scientists discover 2 stars orbiting our galaxy's supermassive...
Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer...
10 fascinating discoveries about Neanderthals in 2024,...
This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in extinction.
'Murder hornets' eradicated from US — but officials say...
Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps...
188 medieval figurines that held Christian saints' bones...
Archaeologists have found 188 medieval reliquaries during excavations at a square in Berlin. Some of them still contain human bones...
Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search...
Researchers believe volcanic ash created dark rocks at Oxia Planum, the site of a future Mars rover landing mission. The off-color...
Denmark Strait cataract: The world's largest waterfall,...
The Denmark Strait cataract is a sloping portion of the seafloor between Iceland and Greenland that funnels cold water from the Nordic...