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Seeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijuana 2,800 years ago.
Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.
A high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.
Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are decoding grizzly bears' behavior to learn how they navigate a human-dominated world. What they find could build a safer...
From dramatic lightning strikes to foreboding storm clouds, these stunning photographs capture the beauty, power and unpredictability of our planet's weather.
New findings suggest that "food challenges" can help prevent children from being saddled with unnecessary allergy diagnoses.
A half-built neutrino telescope on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea searched for cracks in one of physics' most basic invariances. It came up empty, but it...
An analysis of plant fossils preserved in amber from Myanmar revealed that the West Burma Block, a chunk of crust that broke off of Australia, seeded Southea...
The reentry of NASA's dead Swift space telescope is the end of an era for rapid-response space science.
A Roman-era belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest hints at the ancient conflict between the Romans and the Dacians.
Magma and a possible environment for ancient life might be present on Mars in the region of a large volcano on the Red Planet.
Researchers have created a self-charging toothbrush that helps fight the bacteria linked to cavities and gum disease while preventing plaque buildup.
