The pair belonged to the species Homo habilis, an extinct hominin that’s one of the earliest representatives of the same genus as our species, Homo. They first appeared in East Africa around 2.4 ...

In April that year, a lunar landing went horribly wrong and may have spilled thousands of the hardiest lifeform known to ...

The Wild Ones contend with rapids, bees, and poachers’ snares to gather critical data on one of the world’s rarest tigers.

"One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the ...

O rcas are easily recognized by their jet-black bodies punctuated with striking white markings, most notably the “eye patch” ...

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There was also Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which became visible to the naked eye during late summer and early autumn ...

R ed-footed tortoises have moods, at least of optimism and pessimism, just as so-called higher animals do, a new study has ...

The crater in Western Australia was identified as the oldest in the world earlier this year, but new research suggests the ...

In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the course of several weeks, the star remained visible in the daytime and ...

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