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Study explores effects of climatic changes on Christmas Island's red crabs
The annual migration of Christmas Island's red crabs—where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way from land to sea—is a true natural spectacle.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs death warrant for man convicted of 2000 killing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for a man 48-year-old man convicted of
Watch: Overdue book returned to New Jersey library after 99 years
An 81-year-old woman going through boxes of her mother's belongings made a surprising discovery: an overdue library book checked out by her grandfather 99 years earlier.
North Carolina man's prediction comes true with $100,000 lottery prize
A North Carolina man's prediction to his son came true when he scored $100,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Brothers become youngest to earn 171 NPS Junior Ranger badges
A pair of Idaho brothers are believed to be the youngest people to earn Junior Ranger badges at all 63 U.S. national parks -- as well as 108 other National...
'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.
This Black woman's bone density scan results list her ethnicity as 'white.' Why that's a problem
When Lorraine Brown got her bone density scan results earlier this year, she was shocked to find that the lab had listed her ethnicity as 'white' and that the results...
52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D
Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.
166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic
A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.
'You don't just throw them in a box.' Archaeologists and Indigenous scholars call for better care of animal remains
Two years ago, Chance Ward began opening boxes of horse remains that had been shipped to the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History from other institutions around the country....
Mariana Trench expedition discovers new lifeforms flourishing in deep-sea environment
Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have conducted an extensive investigation into microbial ecosystems in the deep...
Mass grave reveals victims of a 2100-year-old massacre in war between East Asian empires
Just beyond the northern fortifications of the Great Wall of China in present-day Mongolia lies a mass grave that records a massacre. Interred about 2100 years ago, the jumbled bones of at...
Megalodon's Body Size and Form Uncover Why Certain Aquatic Vertebrates Can Achieve Gigantism
A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide 15-3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor...
This ‘unusual’ stone circle may predate Stonehenge
Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative, it has a storied history. However, another...
Fossil evidence found of humans domesticating avocados 7,500 years ago
A team of anthropologists and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several academic institutions in the U.S., working with a colleague from the Smithsonian Institution, has found evidence of humans domesticating avocados...
Earth's orbital rhythms link timing of giant eruptions and climate change
An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the sequence of events during the last million years before the extinction...
Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy
More than 800 years ago, a Russian boy named Onfim sketched himself on his schoolwork.
On This Day, March 10: Lee Boyd Malvo sentenced to life for D.C. sniper shootings
On March 10, 2004, Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002.
'Mickey 17' tops North American box office with $19.1M
"Mickey 17" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $19.1 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada...
A longer, sleeker super predator: Study paints more accurate picture of megalodon's true form
The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much...
Megalodon may have been ‘even longer’ than we thought
If you picture a megalodon, chances are you envision what amounts to a gigantic great white shark. The image is understandable, given almost every depiction of the ancient apex predators across research and...
In the world's largest refugee camp, Trump's USAID freeze makes a bad situation worse
U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze of foreign aid has caused turmoil and confusion, including in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh, where a million people live — mostly stateless...
Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago
The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.
Famous birthdays for March 9: Brittany Snow, Sunisa Lee
Actor Brittany Snow turns 39 and Olympic gymnast Sunisa "Suni" Lee turns 21, among the famous birthdays for March 9.
Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 captured
A man who escaped from a prison in Puerto Rico in 1987 has been captured in Florida where he was living under a fake name, authorities said Friday.
Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals
Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals.
New study reveals an enigmatic pre-Columbian burial in Ecuador
A recent study, conducted by Dr. Sara Juengst and her colleagues and published in Latin American Antiquity, sheds light on a unique Manteño (AD 650–1532) burial, possibly linked to human...