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Watch: Teacher breaks 'swuggling' record in Oregon pool
An Oregon man broke a Guinness World Record for "swuggling" -- swimming while juggling -- when he completed 101 catches without interruption.
Rams sign CB Jalen Ramsey to $105M contract extension
The Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday signed All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey to a five-year contract extension.
Humans, not climate, have driven rapidly rising mammal extinction rate
Human impact can explain ninety-six percent of all mammal species extinctions of the last hundred thousand years, according to a new study.
Watch: Mary J. Blige was 'embarrassed' for Lil Kim at 1999 MTV VMAs
Mary J. Blige said she was angry when Diana Ross touched Lil Kim's breast onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1999.
New fossil ape discovered in India
A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The discovery fills a major void in the ape...
Humans, not climate, have driven rapidly rising mammal extinction rate
Human impact can explain ninety-six percent of all mammal species extinctions of the last hundred thousand years, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Science Advances.
When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence
When did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there's remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest people looking like us, anatomically modern...
WWE NXT: Finn Balor becomes NXT Champion
Finn Balor and Adam Cole battled each other to determine the new NXT Champion on a special Tuesday edition of WWE NXT.
Mammoth graveyard unearthed at Mexico's new airport
Archaeologists in hard hats and face masks carefully remove earth from around enormous bones at the site of Mexico City's new airport, where construction work has uncovered a huge trove...
Study pinpoints process that might have led to first organic molecules
New research led by the American Museum of Natural History and funded by NASA identifies a process that might have been key in producing the first organic molecules on Earth...
Navy calls off search for missing USS Nimitz sailor
The U.S. Navy said it has called off a search in the North Arabian Sea for a sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard on Sunday.
North Korea's silence on pandemic arouses skepticism in South
North Korea's claims that it is free of COVID-19 are raising serious concerns in the South.
U.S. Open tennis: Naomi Osaka, Alexander Zverev advance to semifinals
Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka beat unseeded American Shelby Rogers on Tuesday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y., to reach the U.S. Open semifinals.
New fossil ape is discovered in India
A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in northern India comes from a newly discovered ape, the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The discovery by Christopher C. Gilbert, Hunter College, fills...
A stray molar is the oldest known fossil from an ancient gibbon
While searching for primate fossils in northern India, paleontologist Christopher Gilbert noticed something small and shiny poking out of the dirt. It turned out to be a roughly 13-million-year-old molar from a small-bodied...
Watch: 100-year-old man goes scuba diving for Guinness record
An Illinois man is seeking Guinness World Records recognition as the world's oldest scuba diver after he took a plunge into the water to celebrate his 100th birthday.
Fossil growth reveals insights into the climate
Panthasaurus maleriensis is an ancestor of today's amphibians and has been considered the most puzzling representative of the Metoposauridae. Paleontologists examined the fossil's bone tissue and compared it with other...
Cougar harassed with slingshot in Banff National Park, prompting rare charges
A Saskatchewan man faces rare charges under National Parks Wildlife regulations and potential fines of up to $125,000 after allegedly using a slingshot to hurl projectiles at a cougar in...
Fossil growth reveals insights into the climate
Panthasaurus maleriensis lived about 225 million years ago in what is now India. It is an ancestor of today's amphibians and has been considered the most puzzling representative of the...
The oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe
A new study reports the oldest mitochondrial genome of a Neanderthal from Central-Eastern Europe. The mitochondrial genome of the tooth, discovered at the site of Stajnia Cave in Poland, is...
Column: Trump attacks Biden and Harris as anti-vaccine, but he's the one with the anti-vaxx record
Trump's record of cozying up to anti-vaccine advocates dates back more than a decade.
Why rats would win 'Australian Survivor'
Australian rodents skulls all correspond to one simple, size-dependent shape that is more than ten million years old but it turns out this lack of change is the secret behind...
The oldest Neanderthal DNA of Central-Eastern Europe
Around 100,000 years ago, the climate changed abruptly and the environment of Central-Eastern Europe shifted from forested to open steppe/taiga habitat, promoting the dispersal of wooly mammoth, wooly rhino and other cold adapted...
Ancient hunters stayed in frozen Northern Europe rather than migrating to warmer areas, evidence from Arctic fox bones shows
Ancient hunters stayed in the coldest part of Northern Europe rather than migrating to escape freezing winter conditions, archaeologists have found.
International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate
From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of whether a deer population migrates can be answered by how springtime comes to the landscapes they occupy.
Look: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley reunite for 'puppy play date'
"The Vampire Diaries" alums Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley hung out with their dogs and Wesley's wife, Ines de Ramon.
Study reveals how stone forests get their spikes
Scientists have discovered how rock spires in stone forests get their sharp points.
Ancient hunters stayed in frozen Northern Europe rather than migrating, evidence from Arctic fox bones shows
Ancient hunters stayed in the coldest part of Northern Europe rather than migrating to escape freezing winter conditions, archeologists have found.