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An ancient ceramic vessel, possibly a wine ladle, from southern Italy.(Image credit: Getty Images)QUICK FACTSName: Daunian kyathosWhat it is: A…

Astronomers have reconstructed the “skeleton” of the cosmos in unprecedented detail, thanks to the largest-ever survey conducted by the James…

Gigantic fossils discovered in Thailand reveal the “last titan,” a long-necked dinosaur that lived up to 120 million years ago…

We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan.This involved…

Quick factsWhat it is: A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)Where it is: 31 million light-years away in the…

At the Alcor facility in Arizona, more than 150 disembodied heads reportedly lie in cryogenic chambers, preserved in hopes that…

A composite image of Anne Wolseley Calvert, whose skeletal remains excavated from a 17th-century cemetery have been superimposed onto an…

In the aftermath of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, many of the 150 passengers are currently…

This week’s science news featured some big headlines for health, including the landmark decision to officially rename polycystic ovary syndrome…

A hefty, never-before-seen asteroid is racing toward Earth at around 20,000 mph (32,000 km/h) and will zoom past our planet…