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New study offers update on odds of 'killer' asteroid Apophis striking Earth
Mar 10, 2024When it was first discovered 20 years ago, it was thought that Apophis had a relatively high chance of colliding with us.
Stem cell breakthrough brings de-extinction one step closer
Mar 7, 2024Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough that could help to bring mammoths back to life.
Bennu may have come from an ancient ocean world, analysis suggests
Feb 11, 2024Scientists have started analyzing the material samples returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
'Super Earth' discovered within distant star's habitable zone
Feb 5, 2024Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 light-years away.
Real-life 10ft prehistoric 'King Kong' disappeared 215,000 years ago
VIDEO Jan 11, 2024Known as Gigantopithecus blacki, this enormous primate was the largest of its kind ever to walk the Earth.
Prehistoric carnivorous 'terror beast' worm fossils unearthed in Greenland
Jan 5, 2024Over 500 million years ago, these huge predatory worms prowled the Cambrian seas.
Could a nuclear missile be used to save the Earth from a killer asteroid?
Dec 23, 2023Scientists have developed a new modeling tool to help simulate the effects of a nuclear device on a large asteroid.
8,000-year-old fortress discovered in Siberia is thought to be world's oldest
Dec 9, 2023Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient fortress built by hunter-gatherers in Siberia's Lower Ob' region.
Gargantuan millipede the length of a car reconstructed for Netflix show
VIDEO Dec 3, 2023Millions of years ago, the Earth was home to some truly titanic insects including one particularly enormous millipede.
Extremely high-energy 'sun goddess' particle falls to Earth from space
Nov 24, 2023The particle is over one million times more energetic than anything generated by the Large Hadron Collider.
Gunung Padang: 'world's oldest pyramid' dates back up to 27,000 years
Nov 4, 2023This enigmatic archaeological site in Indonesia has the potential to be the oldest monolithic structure on Earth.
Evidence of proto-planet 'Theia' found deep inside Earth's mantle
Nov 2, 2023The findings could not only solve the mystery of the Moon's formation, but also the mystery of two large subsurface 'blobs'.
Fossil remains of world's largest marsupial unearthed in Australia
Oct 25, 2023A relative of today's wombats, the Diprotodon was absolutely massive - standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 3 tons.
'Marsquake' confirmed to be strongest tremor ever detected beyond the Earth
Oct 17, 2023A 'monster' quake picked up on Mars suggests that the Red Planet is far from seismically inactive.
First known fossilized 'terror bird' footprints found in Argentina
Oct 13, 2023The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame.
'Tomb of Cerberus' unearthed by archaeologists in Italy
Oct 11, 2023The remarkable sealed tomb, which is believed to date back 2,000 years, was found in Giugliano.
Alleged 'sea monster' shows up on Google Earth image of Antarctica
Oct 6, 2023The creature, whatever it is, has sparked some heated debate online, with many dismissing the image as a hoax.
NASA's Osiris-Rex capsule returns to Earth with asteroid samples
Sep 26, 2023The spacecraft touched down in the Utah desert after a seven-year journey to and from the asteroid Bennu.
World's oldest wooden structure unearthed in Zambia
Sep 24, 2023The discovery marks the oldest known evidence of wood logs being crafted and joined together to create a structure.
The X-Files' David Duchovny offers his theory on alien visitation
Sep 19, 2023Fox Mulder himself has offered up a rather unconventional explanation for why aliens might visit the Earth.
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