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With Prime Day coming to a close, time is running out to snag some great deals on binoculars. We've rounded up the best offers from various retailers and compared prices to bring you the...

One hundred years ago, a groundbreaking discovery in South Africa's North West province changed the way we view human evolution. The Taung Child, an Australopithecus africanus who lived over 2 million years ago, was...

Astronomers are proposing a new way to define planets, almost 20 years after Pluto was reclassified. This new definition would include specific criteria, such as the planet's mass, while still keeping Pluto as a...

Microbes Team Up to Produce Vital NutrientIn a recent study, researchers discovered a fascinating collaboration between microbes in the ocean that results in the production of an essential nutrient. The team, led by Tschitschko,...

In 1898, a farmer named Oscar Fulk claimed to have spotted a giant turtle the size of a small dinosaur in a lake on his property in Churubusco, Indiana. The creature disappeared for 50...

Sotheby's recently auctioned off a stegosaurus fossil named Apex for a jaw-dropping price of $44.6 million, shattering previous records in the fossil trade industry. The stegosaurus was initially expected to sell for a modest...

Asian honeybees have a variety of strategies to protect their hives from intruders, including using their wings to repel ants. Researchers in Japan have discovered that honeybee guards use their wings to slap ants...

NASA has made the difficult decision to cancel the $450 million moon rover mission known as VIPER. The mission aimed to search for ice near the moon's south pole, but delays and concerns about...

Every year, between mid-May and mid-June, the Congaree National Park in South Carolina becomes a mesmerizing sight as thousands of synchronous fireflies put on a dazzling display of flashing lights. These unique fireflies, known...

The year is 1950. Physicist Enrico Fermi is having lunch with colleagues outside Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. He looks up at the sky and asks, “Where is everybody?” He is wondering...