The asteroid that struck the Earth 66 million years ago devastated life across the planet, wiping out the dinosaurs and other organisms in a hail of fire and catastrophic climate change. But new ...

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The black-bulb yam excels at mimicry, producing small clones of itself that look like the dark, shiny berries of seed-growing ...

On paper, and clearly to many critics 20 years ago, the second Underworld movie is a downgrade in several respects. Vampire ...

Located 240 miles off the coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea, Socotra Island has earned UNESCO World Heritage status for its ...

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Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Yinxu - known as the last capital of the Shang - is one of China’s most important archaeological sites, famous for oracle bone inscriptions and monumental burials. The new pits add another layer: not ...