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8:07 AM on Thursday, September 11

A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them

8:01 AM on Thursday, September 11

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks

11:46 AM on Wednesday, September 10

A young Chinese scientist who's been in jail for three months will be returning to China

9:06 AM on Wednesday, September 10

8:01 AM on Wednesday, September 10

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life

8:00 AM on Wednesday, September 10

Scientists say NASA Mars rover finds strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life, but more study is needed

5:00 AM on Wednesday, September 10

9:30 PM on Tuesday, September 9

12:28 PM on Tuesday, September 9

Aroldis Chapman contract details

8:34 AM on Tuesday, September 9

Scientists have discovered a gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy that's not only exceptionally powerful, but also long-lasting

4:11 AM on Tuesday, September 9

4:00 AM on Tuesday, September 9

9:31 PM on Monday, September 8

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

9:30 PM on Monday, September 8

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

9:14 PM on Monday, September 8

9:12 PM on Monday, September 8

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

9:04 PM on Monday, September 8

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

10:25 AM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered

8:02 AM on Monday, September 8

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States

7:37 AM on Monday, September 8

The Switzerland-based Balzan Foundation on Monday announced four awards of nearly $1 million for excellence in the humanities and hard sciences