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Princeton researchers report that a new AI model has solved one of the major roadblocks to generating fusion energy.
The wall, likely used as a tool for hunting reindeer, is the oldest identified by researchers in the region so far.
The collapse of the AMOC climate system would have devastating and widespread effects, and it could happen much sooner than anyone anticipated.
“Beyond setting a new record, we achieved things we’ve never done before and deepened our understanding of fusion physics,” said one scientist.
New research suggests a sudden "revolution" in human history that allowed our species to thrive and spread was a longer and more complex process.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory put robots on Mars, but Congressional foot-dragging is forcing the space agency to lay off hundreds of workers.
Researchers have excluded 78% of the search field for the hypothetical Planet 9; astronomer Michael Brown says it may now be found within a few years.
A PhD student, a robotics student, and a 21-year-old CompSci student used AI to reveal text on an ancient scroll badly damaged by the eruption of...
Scientists report the first "strong direct evidence" for a fundamental cosmic phenomenon in a region of space near the beginning of the universe.
Scientists discovered "obelisks" described as a new biological "entity" in the human body. "It's insane," one researcher told Science Magazine.
Researchers analyzed more than 100 pieces of prehistoric jewelry and found that the ancient past was more complex than we imagined.
“Current knowledge of the moon’s magnetic properties is very limited,” said one scientist, but the discovery of dust-covered rocks with...
NASA scans of Mars' Jezero Crater confirm lake sediment layers that could contain evidence of ancient microbial life on the red planet.
Ancient peoples living in the Andes didn’t follow a now-trendy ‘paleo diet’ and largely ate a reserved diet of mostly vegetables.
Amateur archaeologists unearthed the latest example of a mysterious Roman "dodecahedron," objects which have baffled historians for centuries.
The adorable antechinus is known for its wild sex frenzies that push males to the point of death, and now scientists have observed survivors feasting...
The Big Ring, located 9 billion light years from Earth, is so huge that it challenges our current understanding of the universe.
An exceptionally old and luminous black hole is challenging what astronomers understand about their birth and evolution.
Researchers report the discovery of 15 sites in the Amazon containing 6,000 structures, ancient roads, ceremonial complexes and more.
The largest genomic study of "magic" mushrooms reveals they evolved 65 million years ago and deepens our understanding of their psychedelic compounds.
The sudden extinction of giant apes is an "enigma in paleontology," one scientist said, but new research proposes an answer to why they disappeared.
The discovery of a gilded belt buckle depicting a snake eating a frog was thought to be unique. However, similar evidence is popping up across Europe.
Newly-discovered 1.75 billion-year-old bacteria fossils shed new light on the Great Oxygenation Event, which led to the emergence of complex life.
The Mongolian Arc, an under-studied section of the Great Wall in modern-day Mongolia, wasn't a defensive structure. Its true nature remains enigmatic.
Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into "data voids" that increase belief in conspiracies.
Scientists in China report they've confirmed a link between an 8.5-year signal and a "wobble" in Earth's core that challenges earlier knowledge.
Scientists analyzing ancient Mesopotamian bricks have discovered traces of the Levantine Iron Age geomagnetic anomaly that shed light on its strength.
Researchers report dating of the world's oldest known fort in Siberia to 8,000 years ago, shifting conceptions of what foraging societies were like.
“From the public point of view, this could be the next asbestos."
A new theory claims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern physics, but not everyone is convinced.
Primordial black holes can theoretically be turned into powerful and rechargeable "batteries," a new paper says. But it has some supermassive caveats.
The source of the Amaterasu particle, named after the Japanese sun goddess, is a "big mystery."