Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside ...

A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by ...

Scientist Julie Jung set out on a hike along the Great Salt Lake to find nematodes. She ended up discovering a new species.

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A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface.

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A new road being built led to the bones of two giant ground sloths being discovered in Wilmington, launching them into local ...

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With a new generation of fast and affordable gene sequencers, researchers are better equipped than ever to tackle Earth’s ...

A new study reveals how a previously unexplored gene in the non-coding genome helps regulate cell size, a discovery that could open new avenues for treating conditions like cancer and anemia.

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

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