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Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Can you smell bugs? Learn more about how our sense of smell work, and why that can lead some to be able to smell insects.

Researchers identify the world’s 48th blood group system after a rare case stumps doctors.

Learn more about TWA 7 b, an exoplanet with the mass of Saturn that was captured by creating a fake eclipse.

Learn about a new study that confirms ancient footprints in New Mexico are over 21,000 years old, rewriting the history of ...

Learn how a deactivated satellite sends signals from beyond, not by reviving its systems, but by inadvertently setting off ...

Learn more about the volcanic ash researchers found in the sediment around Lake Mead’s now exposed shoreline, and how it ...

What is razor blade throat? Learn more about the symptoms of NB.1.8.1, the new COVID variant.

Learn about a new study that confirms the 146,000-year-old Harbin skull belonged to a member of the Denisovan lineage.

Learn how a new discovery of a giant planet can help scientists refine their theories of how planets form.