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An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Scientists may have discovered an unlikely ally in the fight against plastic waste: the lesser mealworm. Native to Africa but ...

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The year's fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular 'Seven Sisters' stars this week. Here's how to see ...

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New superconducting material could pave the way for the next stage in quantum computing by behaving as qubits in a more powerful system, scientists have proposed.

A newfound rock-shelter in Tajikistan has artifacts created by ancient humans spanning 130,000 years. Along a stream in ...