With fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants estimated to be remaining in the wild, the Smithsonian’s announcement gives hope to ...

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A film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley as the Bard and his wife, ...

While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our planet's surface ...

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The space agency got a close look at the interstellar visitor over the past few months as it zipped by Mars and the sun ...

Located in the mountains of western Norway, the facility was likely used by Iron Age hunters to trap and kill wild reindeer.

Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t ...