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More than a century ago, Albert Einstein theorized that black holes in space would have a region where whatever the black hole wants to suck inside of it surrenders to ...

Call it the Little Engine that Might. NASA says it is exploring the concept of building a railway system on the moon for the day when it becomes not just ...

Once upon a time, anyone wondering how long they might live would look at their parents and other ancestors, guess whether all those terrible things in the news about this ...

A former earth science teacher, who taught in New York's Webster Central School District, hosted over 100 of his former students at his home in suburban Rochester, New York, during ...

Although no other species displayed the eccentricity of the one that donned odd-looking glasses while flocking together in herds to peer skyward at Monday’s total solar eclipse, zoo animals that ...

Everyone's favorite host of "The View," Sunny Hostin, is back with another hot take. On Monday's segment, Hostin, while speculating on the return of cicadas, the recent earthquakes, and the ...

In 1912, Charles Dawson, an eccentric amateur paleontologist and anthropologist, proclaimed the sensational discovery of skull fragments claiming it was the "missing link" between apes and humans. The find, from ...

A California duo recently made a discovery they referred to as "the holy grail of shark science." Phillip Sternes, a UC Riverside biology doctoral student, and Carlos Gauna, a wildlife ...

A young man has etched his name into the history books. Davis Marthin Damaledo was credited with discovering a new species of stick insect on Timor Island, south of Indonesia, ...

A recent discovery surrounding a collection of  "sacred stones" in India demonstrated that these stones are both more and less what they were believed to be. In a village in ...

With the deployment of airborne laser sensors as well as more traditional excavation techniques, archeologists have discovered evidence of a massive and sophisticated lost city in the dense Amazon rain ...

Ask the average person how many sexes there are. Answer: Two. Consult the Bible on how many sexes there are. Answer: “...male and female created he them.” Genesis 1:27 Refer ...

Ever wonder what all the birds are chattering about up there in the treetops? Perhaps their feathers are ruffled over being named after slave owners, Confederate generals and "misogynists." That's ...

CORRECTION, Oct. 16, 2023: The Amazon wasp Calistoga crassicaudata is about 0.4 inches long, according to Live Science. An earlier version of this article included a different figure. The latest ...

"We are slowly moving towards the point where we will be able to answer that big question as to whether we are alone in the Universe or not."

A man in Ireland thought he had discovered evidence of a "cosmic event" at a local beach, but the story soon turned from cosmic to comedic when the truth was ...

Even in Dr. Anthony Fauci's retirement, Sen. Rand Paul isn't letting go. The Kentucky Republican and the now-former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had some ...

"Can you tell us more about who recorded that temp and where?"

Every American since the inception of the modern smoke detector has been there. You are trying to get in a good night's sleep, and despite there being nary a sign ...

UPDATE, July 15, 2023: This article has been updated to include more information on immortalized cells and a better discussion of their nature vis a vis cancer. The piece has ...