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Supersharp Mars photos show UK’s long-lost Beagle 2 lander
New supersharp photos of Mars show Europe’s long-lost Beagle 2 lander, ancient Red Planet lake beds and snaking rover tracks in unprecedented detail.

Archaeologists discover 4,800-year-old fossil of mother cradling a baby
In a discovery perfectly timed for Mother’s Day, archaeologists in Taiwan have unearthed the 4,800-year-old human fossil of a mother cradling an infant in her arms.

Planet is growing greener thanks to pollution
Dozens of scientists were shocked to find a dramatic increase in plant life around the world over the past 33 years instead of the global-warming-related “browning” they expected to find in their analysis of satellite data, Australia’s ABC reports.

Bedbugs actually prefer certain colors
If you want to keep the bedbugs from biting, one possible deterrent may come in the form of home decorating—because bedbugs, as researchers at the University of Florida have found, seem to have strong color preferences.

NASA discovers a moon around dwarf planet Makemake
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a new moon in our solar system, orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Makemake.

New Horizons encore? Pluto Probe’s team proposes extension
The public should know soon if NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will get to perform a second epic flyby in the dark depths of the outer solar system.

Scientists discover hidden Antarctic lake
A large, ribbon-shaped lake may be hiding beneath the ice that covers Antarctica, and it may contain countless life forms – unlike any others on earth – that have been trapped, undisturbed, in the frozen continent for millions of years.

Hubble telescope captures sharpest image yet of mysterious red rectangle
A striking new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope delivers a deep look into a mysterious cosmic object called the Red Rectangle Nebula.

Tesla coils ‘sing’ in electrifying performance
WASHINGTON — When most people rave about seeing an “electrifying” performance, they typically aren’t talking about witnessing real lightning on stage

William Shatner: ‘Star Trek’ tech is ‘not that far-fetched’
WASHINGTON — William Shatner knows a thing or two about sci-fi tech

Alien hunters claim Venus has buildings
Space might very well be considered the “final frontier,” but according to alien hunters, intelligent life on Venus includes cities for its inhabitants.

Fresh off SeaWorld victory, animal rights groups take aim at zoos, circuses and maybe your pet
Fresh off a victory over SeaWorld and its controversial orca program, animal rights groups are zeroing in on zoos, aquariums, circuses and eventually, warns one prominent expert, your dog and cat.

Experts reveal details of mass dinosaur exodus
In the latest chapter of clues left by dinosaurs, it turns out that they migrated out of Europe en masse some 100 million years ago.

Hiding in the Amazon’s muddy waters, a massive reef
You don’t hear a lot of good news about coral reefs these days, so the the discovery of more than 3,600 square miles of undiscovered reef at the mouth of the Amazon River is a pretty big deal.

Bizarre ant life rafts have assigned seating
It’s weird enough that some ant species can work together to build living rafts in the event of a flood.

British astronaut Tim Peake sets off-world record running marathon in Space
Tim Peake of the European Space Agency completed the 2016 London Marathon on Sunday, running the 26.2 miles while circling the Earth about two and half times at an altitude of 250 miles high.

Titanic treasures sold at UK auction
A number of artifacts from the doomed ship Titanic were auctioned in the U.K. Saturday with the sextant used by the captain of rescue ship Carpathia selling for just under $97,000.

Gorilla gives birth unexpectedly at Prague zoo
It was an unexpected birth that took everyone at the Prague zoo by surprise.

Polish historian hopes crumbling bunker hides Amber Room
A historian in northeastern Poland says the moss-covered ruins of a German World War II bunker may hide Russia’s precious Amber Room, a national treasure that went missing during the war.

Jewish family makes claims to prized Passover manuscript
The grandchildren of one of the earliest Jewish victims of the Nazis are laying claim to a jewel of Israel’s top museum: the world’s oldest illustrated Passover manuscript.

Study claims artist’s famed works were releasing poisonous gas
It turns out artist Damien Hirst’s famous displays of dead animals preserved in formaldehyde may have been dangerous to more than just artistic sensibilities.

Building for Egypt’s first female Pharaoh discovered
Ancient stone blocks depicting Queen Hatshepsut have been discovered on Egypt’s Elephantine Island, providing insights into the early years of her reign, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced this week.

Irate beaver ‘takes man hostage’
A rogue beaver struck terror into the heart of a man making his way home late at night in the Latvian city of Daugavpils, according to a local newspaper report picked up by Latvian Public Broadcasting.

17th-century dress belonging to English noblewoman found on Dutch island
A 17th century silk dress reportedly belonging to someone on the royal court of an English queen was found buried in sand on a Dutch island beach.

Solar-powered plane lands in California, completing risky trip across Pacific
A solar-powered airplane on a journey around the world has landed in California, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii.

Solar plane pilot hopes to link to Silicon Valley’s spirit
The pilot of a solar-powered airplane on an around-the-world journey said Saturday that stopping in California’s Silicon Valley will help link the daring project to the pioneering spirit of the area.

These Earth Day predictions from 1970 never came true
Back in 1970, on the first Earth Day, environmentalists were worried that without dramatic measures, the future would be catastrophic–but their grim predictions haven’t come true.

Rare white giraffe photographed in Africa
It’s a giraffe, but it’s missing one key thing – the spots.

Kepler spacecraft back on mission after incident, NASA says
NASA reports that its Kepler spacecraft, an instrument positioned almost 75 million miles from Earth that hunts for exoplanets, is now functioning normally after an unknown event put it in emergency mode earlier this month.

Dinosaur decline started long before asteroid impact
The dinosaurs — the so-called tyrants of the Mesozoic era — weren’t exactly thriving during their last few million years on Earth, a new study finds

NASA marks Hubble’s birthday with a bubble
This Sunday, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate its 26th year in space, and NASA has chosen a striking image of a massive bubble to mark the occasion.

Help NASA build condos on Mars (sort of)
NASA needs help building “deep space habitats that will give astronauts a place to call home” on Mars and beyond.

Solar-powered plane resumes trip around the world
Two pilots are slowly carving their way into a new future of solar-powered flight as one embarks on the latest leg of their around-the-world journey in a plane powered only by the sun.