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There are many mysteries surrounding Europe's hunter-gatherers, but farming played a role in their demise.

Researchers say they've identified a kind of fat that plays a major role in aging and can be controlled with short-term exercise.

In a rare observation, scientists found a baby star "sneezing" gas, dust and magnetic energy out of its disk. This behavior could help solve a longstanding mystery about how stars form without tearing themselves apart.

A new DNA study of living and historical members of the Blackfoot Confederacy in the U.S. and Canada suggests that they share a lineage with people from the last ice age.

Experts explain what the expected FDA ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products really means for everyday Americans.

The April 8 eclipse inspired awe from many skywatchers — but now concerns about possible eye damage appear to be rising.

Archaeologists aren't sure why a lynx and four dogs were buried together in Hungary around 1,500 years ago.

"What Wim Hof did is about the most dangerous thing you can do when you go into cold water."

After early humans traveled out of Africa 70,000 years ago, they had a "hub" on the so-called Persian plateau, a new study suggests.

The wall was built by Romans to protect against Germanic tribal attack.

Initial trial results suggest that a new mRNA therapy may be able to safely and effectively treat propionic acidemia, a rare metabolic disorder.