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An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover
Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the long-running program "The Hollywood Squares"
Pregnancy triggers vast changes in a woman's body - hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and more.
Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant galaxy - the largest such jets ever
With the help of mannequins named Helga and Zohar and sensors placed inside a spacecraft, scientists have collected valuable data about radiation exposure for
Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing.
Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope are giving scientists a fuller understanding about the composition and evolution of Pluto's moon Charon, the
Barnard's star is a red dwarf, the smallest type of regular star and much smaller and less luminous than our sun.
Scientists announced on Thursday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide
In western North America during the twilight of the dinosaur age, the unquestioned ruler was Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest terrestrial predators in
NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn
NASA launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa has conditions suitable to support life, with a focus on the large
In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet - sort of a celestial
In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade
With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions of years ago - a far cry from the
In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.
African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril.
The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals.
Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as they make progress toward the goal of completing a biological atlas of every
Astronomers have spotted orbiting around a young star a newborn planet that took only 3 million years to form - quite swift in cosmic terms - in a discovery that
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind
Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface.
The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age put mammoths at the top of their menu, according to scientists who secured the first
Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause - perhaps some
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the
United Airlines CEO calls pullback in domestic seats a durable trend
Discover Financial fourth-quarter profit jumps on lower loan loss provisions
Volkswagen says 6% margin target for brand realistic in medium term, analyst says
Bain matches CC Capital's offer for Australia's Insignia Financial at $1.92 billion
White House summarizes Trump orders this week suspending entry at border
Alaska Air beats Q4 profit estimates, sees smaller Q1 loss on robust travel demand
Patrick Mahomes on whether NFL officials favor the Chiefs: 'The referees are doing their best'