Wildlife rangers will Wednesday begin shooting 90 dolphins stranded on a remote Australian beach, saying the stressed ...

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Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located ...

The common artificial sweetener aspartame could be putting consumers at greater risk of heart disease through a newly ...

Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting ...

In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a disease, it's an infection.

A survey to reveal the unseen majority of the Universe has just turned up a treasure trove of black holes that may help solve ...

There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years.

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