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The latest and most violent eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its long-awaited closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.

A new DNA study suggests that the lost realm of Punt and the port city of Adulis may have been in the same place, separated by time.

Civil War weapons, including an unexploded ordnance, were found during a cleanup project in a South Carolina river.

A hoard of more than 100,000 coins found in Japan might have been buried by warriors centuries ago.

The length of a second depends on how you're measuring it.

Nov. 19, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Why are dogs, especially puppies, in endless pursuit of their tails?

Do these tundra-inhabiting rodents actually jump to their deaths as depicted in a 1958 wildlife documentary?

A new commentary blasts claims about Homo naledi featured in Netflix's "Unknown: Cave of Bones."

Magma building beneath Iceland may break through the surface in a volcanic eruption, sending lava flows toward the Blue Lagoon, the Svartsengi geothermal power plant and the town of Grindavík.

Experts have warned that an underground magma tunnel between a pair of Icelandic towns could erupt at any moment. But what will this eruption look like? And how far-reaching will its effects be?