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Shipwrecks host diverse microbial communities
Iron-oxidizing bacteria may be the key to preserving these archaeological sites
Can I use a mouth shield instead of a mask? Your COVID-19 questions answered
Mouth shields look cool, but do they work? Is dancing at weddings allowed? And what’s the safest way to hug? We’re answering your pandemic questions.
How Neanderthals adjusted to climate change
Climate change occurring shortly before their disappearance triggered a complex change in the behavior of late Neanderthals in Europe: they developed more complex tools, suggests new research.
Fossil trees on Peru's Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
The anatomy of plant fossils including an enormous tree that grew 10 million years ago in the now arid, high-elevation Central Andean Plateau calls current paleoclimate models into question, suggesting...
Brazilian islands to reopen for tourists who already had COVID-19
A group of scenic Brazilian islands that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are reopening for tourists -- but only to those who can prove they had COVID-19.
Fossil trees on Peru's Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and colleagues were astounded to find a huge fossil-tree buried in the cold, grassy...
The northern quoll: An amazingly versatile survivor?
The northern quoll, one of Australia's most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes -- which may be key to the species' survival. A...
Ayo Edebiri to replace Jenny Slate as Missy during 'Big Mouth' Season 4
Ayo Edebiri will voice Missy on the Netflix series "Big Mouth" following calls for the role to be recast with a Black actress.
Liam Payne engaged to girlfriend Maya Henry
One Direction singer Liam Payne is engaged to his girlfriend, Maya Henry, after two years of dating.
How Neanderthals adjusted to climate change
Climate change occurring shortly before their disappearance triggered a complex change in the behavior of late Neanderthals in Europe: they developed more complex tools. This is the conclusion reached by...
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust changes its name, putting history first
The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust changes its name and logo to put history first and take a stand against hatred and intolerance.
Ontario's Stage 3 reopening brings no surge in COVID-19 cases after 4 weeks
Fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in Ontario after bars and other indoor spaces were reopened have not panned out — at least so far.
Mammal relative learned to hibernate before Age of Dinosaurs
The tusks of a stoutly built plant-eating mammal relative that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago are providing the oldest-known evidence that animals resorted to hibernation-like states to get through...
On MLK anniversary, Washington D.C. march to protest police brutality, urge voting
Tens of thousands are expected to descend on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Friday to protest police brutality on the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous...
Glue bird traps: Macron suspends use amid EU row
President Emmanuel Macron orders an end to the much-criticised method for catching songbirds.
Cincinnati Bengals CB Mackensie Alexander's missing father found alive
The father of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander has been found alive in Florida, officials said Thursday.
17th century Frans Hals painting stolen from Dutch museum
Thieves broke into a museum in Leerdam, Netherlands, and stole a 17th century painting by Dutch master Frans Hals, police said Thursday.
NYC's Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum reopen after 5 months
New York City's Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened to the public Thursday, more than five months after they shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Photos: The Met reopens in New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened to members on August 27, 2020, in New York City, after a nearly six-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Early Cambrian fossil: Bizarre half-billion-year-old worm with tentacles solves evolutionary mystery
A half-a-billion years old fossil species of marine animal sheds light on how the anatomies of the two main types of an animal group called the hemichordates are related, and...
Wisconsin Lutheran College disinvites VP Mike Pence to speak
Wisconsin Lutheran College announced Thursday it has disinvited Vice President Mike Pence to speak at its graduation ceremony on Saturday, citing the shooting death of Jacob Blake and unrest in...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Although helminth infections -- including tapeworms and roundworms -- are among the world's top neglected diseases, they are no longer endemic in Europe. However, researchers report that these infections were...
New York City Museum of Modern Art reopens, allows free entry for month
New York City's Museum of Modern Art reopened to the public Thursday, more than five months after it shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistical analysis reveals differences between dinosaur sexes
New research suggests traditional methods for identifying the presence of sexual dimorphism have underestimated the phenomena.
New study contradicts assumptions of constant element conditions in the oceans
The compositional ratios of elements such as magnesium, calcium or strontium in seawater are an important means for the reconstruction of past oceanic processes. So far it has been assumed...
Fossil evidence of 'hibernation-like' state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal
Scientists report evidence of a hibernation-like state in Lystrosaurus, an animal that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic, some 250 million years ago. The fossils are the oldest evidence...
Atlantic sturgeon in the king's pantry -- unique discovery in Baltic shipwreck from 1495
Researchers can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495: A two-meter-long Atlantic sturgeon. The well-preserved fish remains...
Newly discovered rare dinosaur embryos show sauropods had rhino-like horns
An incredibly rare dinosaur embryo discovered perfectly preserved inside its egg has shown scientists new details of the development and appearance of sauropods which lived 80 million years ago.