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New reconstructions based on the skeletons of two sisters who lived in a prehistoric mining community in what is now the Czech Republic show what they likely looked like and wore.

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Scientists have released nine dazzling images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, blending data with the Hubble and James ...

The technological singularity — the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence — is coming.

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Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs: the humble potato.

A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.

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Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a ...