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Mars is Littered With 15,694 Pounds of Human Trash From 50 Years of Robotic Exploration

Discarded pieces of landing gear, crashed spacecraft and wear and tear have produced debris that...

Axolotls Can Regenerate Their Brains, Helping to Unlock the Mysteries of Brain Evolution

The little salamanders are also pretty adorable.

Medical Expert: Flawed Research Can Harm Your Health

A new study provides tips for spotting medical research that is deeply flawed or fake...

Does It Rain Diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter?

Research presented by scientists in 2013 sparked years of fascination with the notion of precious...

What Was That Underwater ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Scientists Found?

The formation looks eerily like something that could have been made by human hands.

Unchecked Global Emissions Could Lead to Mass Marine Extinctions, Study Finds

Arctic and tropical oceans were among the most vulnerable.

Snopes Tips: Why Care if Research Is ‘Peer-Reviewed’?

A how-to guide to reading scientific research.

Watch This Sea Slug Survive Self-Decapitation

This video might make you lose your head.

Here’s How Researchers Trained Lab Rats To Drive Tiny Cars

Turns out, rats will do just about anything for Fruit Loops. We have the video...

Yes, Researchers Extracted Human DNA from Head Lice on Mummies

The lice were said to contain more human DNA than a human tooth — and...

Earliest Documented European Grave Site of Infant Girl Found

The baby has been dubbed “Neve” by researchers.

Archaeologists Discover ‘Lost’ Sun Temple in Egypt

The temple was buried under another one uncovered in the 19th century.