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Oldest Human Mummies Discovered, And They're Not What We Expected

Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

A New Neutrino Detector In China Is Coming Online

A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth

This Trio Of Robots Could Explore Lunar Caves

New Study Follows Planetary Nebula Through 130 Years of Evolution

Lasers Can Melt Through Extraterrestrial Ice Efficiently

Mark Norell, 68, Discoverer of Links Between Dinosaurs and Birds, Dies

Protein That Pokes Holes in Cells Could Explain Parkinson's Decline