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Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, which drives planet-wide storms, data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed.

Lucy is popularly depicted as being hairy, but new evidence suggests she wasn't. The discovery prompts new questions about the history of nudity.

From the tiniest insects to the largest land animal on Earth, here are some of the most dangerous and deadly creatures in the world.

The sparkling galaxy NGC 1546 stars in Hubble's first new image since changing to its new "one-gyro mode," ending the telescope's roughly month-long break.

Some humans have always stood head and shoulders above their peers, but there's nothing mythological about these real-life human giants.

Astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed Jupiter's 'Permanent Spot' in 1665, but new research suggests it's a different vortex from today's Great Red Spot.

Archaeologists on the Channel Islands off the coast of France have found two coins from the Roman era.

Jaguarundis are weird little felines that are about the size of domestic cats, have long bodies with short legs and round, flattened heads.

One of the most desired gems in the world is believed to be cursed. But what is the Hope Diamond's history, value and worth?

A microbe can grow a neck that is 30 times as long as its body in just a few seconds. Origami folding explains how

If dinosaurs were reptiles, then why aren't birds cold blooded?

The James Webb telescope has spotted a peculiar group of baby stars firing enormous jets into space at nearly the exact same angle. The discovery could hold new insights into how stars are born.

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population collapse, researchers propose in a new study that looks at archaeological rock gardens.

A new estimate suggests that AI could use up all of the internet’s text data within the next few years. The next recourse could be private information, a new study warns.

A new species of piranha-like fish called pacu was recently found hiding in plain sight among several near-identical species in the Amazon River. Researchers have named it after Sauron from "The Lord of the Rings."

Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.

Patients with early-stage ovarian cancer may have detectable changes in the immune cells in their blood.

A new analysis of the brains of 800 people has revealed that there may be six distinct types of depression, with potential implications for treatment.

Does a person's sex make a difference in how they react to temperature changes? Here's the science.

New research offers the most precise measurements yet of pulsating Cepheid stars, which could reveal new clues about the immense size and scale of our universe.