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An ancient star discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud has revealed the chemical fingerprint of the early universe. It hints that conditions were not the same everywhere when the first stars forged the elements for life.

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Bioluminescence traces back to the Cambrian era — 540 million years ago — and could have been used for communication, courtship and camouflage among the earliest ocean creatures.

Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.

Early tests suggest that a new tool that requires only a single drop of blood could detect three of the deadliest forms of cancer.

Lab research often gives one answer about whether smiling can make you feel happier, but does that translate to the real world?

Why don't dogs claws retract like felines' do?

A quick flip from El Niño to La Niña is coming soon, but what does that mean for the U.S.?

Archaeologists have discovered the burial of a woman with a rare "porcelain gallbladder" who was interred at the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum's cemetery 100 years ago.

If your mind has gone straight to the thundering waters cascading down Venezuela's Angel Falls, think again.

The causes range from innocuous media exposure to severe mental illness.