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Officials find mass grave in Rwanda linked to 1994 genocide
Rwandan authorities say they have uncovered what is believed to be a mass grave that contains perhaps the remains of 30,000 people killed during the infamous 1994 genocide.
What is the Asian hornet invasion going to cost Europe?
Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) is rapidly spreading through Europe. Both experts and citizen scientists keep on identifying the new...
'Tiger King' and America's captive tiger problem
Netflix's new docuseries "Tiger King" takes viewers into the strange world of big cat collectors. Featuring eccentric characters with names like Joe Exotic and Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, the series touches...
'Jaws' actress Lee Fierro dies of coronavirus at 91
Lee Fierro, a drama teacher who found fame as a grieving mother in the 1975 shark-themed thriller "Jaws," has died of coronavirus at age 91.
UNE creates world's first online human skeleton
In a ground-breaking first University of New England (UNE) researchers have produced the only fully online human skeleton, propelling a traditionally lab-based science into the digital cloud.
News Analysis: The coronavirus crisis will change America in big ways. History says so
Disruptive events like the COVID-19 outbreak can end political inertia and result in bold changes
Column: Why can't Donald Trump be more like Queen Elizabeth?
in this historic moment, the free world is led by a man whose greatest talent is to divide, mock, insult, alienate.
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline 2020 Hall of Fame class
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, San Antonio Spurs great Tim Duncan and All-Star big man Kevin Garnett were among nine selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall...
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
A fossilised seal tooth, dating back approximately three million years, found on a Victorian beach proves earless seals existed in Australia in prehistoric times. Known as monachines, the seals became...
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass without the public
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public after the ceremony in St. Peter's Square was scrapped.
Pope celebrates Palm Sunday mass in nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica
For the first time, Pope Francis celebrated mass on Palm Sunday without congregants in St. Peter's Basically because of limitations on large gatherings amid the coronavirus.
Over Lent, this Episcopal priest battled coronavirus: 'I didn't know what plans Jesus had for me'
Janet Broderick is an Episcopal priest in Beverly Hills and the sister of actor Matthew Broderick. She is also, now, a coronavirus survivor.
These spiky frog skulls look more like dinosaur fossils
Some frogs, like the Anotheca spinosa, developed spikes on their skull to possibly keep away predators. (Edward Stanley/)Some frogs love the water; some prefer dry land. Some are colored to stick out, some...
How to keep your coronavirus face mask clean
Face coverings and masks may help to stem the spread of the coronavirus. But how to keep them clean?
How to keep your coronavirus face mask clean
Face coverings and masks may help to stem the spread of the coronavirus. But how to keep them clean?
Take it like a Stoic: coping in the time of coronavirus
Early Stoics knew all about crisis: They lived through wars, exile and episodes of infectious disease, as well as the loss of loved ones. In the time of coronavirus, modern...
Letters to the Editor: Time for Obama and other ex-presidents to come to our rescue
Trump's leadership is inadequate in one of the worst crises ever. Perhaps typically quiet ex-presidents can put forth a plan for a national lockdown.
Fossil suggests Homo erectus was walking 200,000 years earlier than thought
Paleontologists have unearthed the oldest fossil belonging to the hominin species Homo erectus.
Experimentation. Reflection. Wild ensembles. Photos show 5 L.A. artists working under quarantine
Previous pandemics — smallpox in the Americas, the plague in Europe — reshaped the ways artists worked. How artists are adapting to coronavirus.
Stray puppy brought home by construction worker turns out to be fox cub
Animal rescuers in Britain said a man who brought a stray puppy home from a construction site later discovered the animal was actually a fox cub.
When three species of human ancestor walked the Earth
An international team, including Arizona State University researcher Gary Schwartz, have unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus, the first of our ancestors to be nearly human-like in their anatomy...
Lacustrine ecosystems needed 10 million years to recover after end-permian mass extinction
The end-Permian mass extinction (EPME), approximately 252 million years ago (Ma), caused a serious marine and terrestrial ecosystem crisis, and about 75% of terrestrial biological species disappeared. How long did it...
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history and geography of earless seals that graced Australia's shores three million years ago.
When three species of human ancestor walked the Earth
Scientists share details of the most ancient fossil of Homo erectus known and discuss how these new findings are forcing us to rewrite a part of our species' evolutionary history.
Coronavirus could leave U.S. with a lasting imprint: Masks as normal part of life
'We may be moving gently at this point toward the Asian culture,' one health expert says of everyday mask-wearing.
Cadaver dogs to search for Gold Rush-era graves near Oregon, Calif. trails
Researchers using cadaver dogs will sniff out 170-year-old graves in an Idaho national preserve this summer to uncover clues about pioneers who died as their wagon trains traveled the Oregon...
LAPD officers will wear face masks, coverings as coronavirus precaution
Coronavirus: LAPD officers will wear face masks, coverings
Mass release of California prisoners weighed by judges amid coronavirus fears
Lawyers for California prisoners say coronavirus could kill vulnerable inmates without more drastic action, as inmates tear socks to make masks.