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In a First, an Orangutan Healed His Own Wound Using a Known Medicinal Plant
The primate named Rakus chewed up yellow root and applied it to an open facial wound, closing the sore within days
World's First Race of A.I.-Driven Cars Was Filled With Spins, Swerves and Stops
Though the cars could not compare to human drivers, the event may help improve self-driving technology, experts say
Researchers Breed Mice With Hybrid Brains Containing Cells From Rats
In one experiment, rat neurons helped mice restore their senses of smell—the first time any animal has perceived the world through the sensory hardware of another species
Can Anger Affect Your Heart Health? Scientists Find the Strong Emotion Impacts How Blood Vessels Function
The results could even help explain why stress from anger may trigger a heart attack
Antarctica's Ozone Hole Is Persisting Later Into the Year, Raising Concerns for Wildlife
As a result of the longer-lasting hole, harmful ultraviolet radiation is reaching Earth during a time when young penguins and seals are more vulnerable, scientists say
This Newly Deciphered Papyrus Scroll Reveals the Location of Plato's Grave
The mysterious site is mentioned in a text buried by Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2,000 years ago
See New Images of the Horsehead Nebula, Captured in Striking Detail by the James Webb Telescope
The beautiful infrared imagery features one of the best known locations in space to study the evolution of stars and interstellar matter
Personalized Melanoma Vaccine Could Be a 'Game Changer' by Teaching the Body to Fight Cancer Cells
The mRNA therapy, designed to prevent treated skin cancer from returning, is entering its third phase of trials
How Intelligent Was T. Rex? Scientists Suggest the Dinosaurs Were Like 'Smart, Giant Crocodiles'
A new paper refutes the idea that T. rex was as brainy as a baboon, furthering the debate on the extinct reptile's intellect
Paleontologists Discover Massive Dinosaur Tracks in China, Hinting at One of the Largest Known Raptors
The footprints, left behind by a 16-foot-long creature some 96 million years ago, represent the biggest raptor tracks ever found
New DNA Analysis Unravels the Marriage Practices of an Ancient Warrior People
Researchers examined over 400 skeletons to uncover secrets from the Avar empire
These Massive, Extinct Salmon Had Spiky Teeth Like a Warthog's Tusks
For decades, scientists thought the teeth pointed downward, similar to those of a saber-toothed cat, but now they believe the fish's chompers jutted out sideways
Ancient Maya Royals' Remains Were Burned in a Public Ceremony to Mark a New Political Regime
Archaeologists discovered charred remains of former rulers tossed "haphazardly" into a tomb in present-day Guatemala, suggesting they had been removed from their original burial sites
Paleontologists Unravel Secrets of 'Enigmatic' 33-Foot Prehistoric Shark After Fossil Discovery
Scientists didn't know much about Ptychodus, an ancient shark genus, because its remains were usually just fragments. Now, complete fossils reveal its body shape and hunting habits
Weapon Chest With Tools for Making Ammunition Found in 500-Year-Old Shipwreck in Sweden
The mercenaries on board the "Griffin" lived during a time of great change in naval warfare
Scientists Translate Sleeping Birds' Silent Songs Into Sound—and They May Have Recorded a Nightmare
Using surgically implanted electrodes and modeling, researchers brought to life the vocal muscle activity of sleeping great kiskadees
Extensive Desert 'Lava Tubes' Sheltered Humans for 7,000 Years, Archaeologists Find
Formed after volcanic activity, the underground caves periodically hosted early humans and their livestock in Saudi Arabia, facilitating cultural exchange
Scientists Uncover Bones of Massive Extinct Snake, Comparable in Size to the 43-Foot Titanoboa
The 27 vertebrae discovered in India suggest the enormous creature, dubbed Vasuki indicus, was between 36 and 50 feet long
How Did Ötzi the Iceman Get His Tattoos? Archaeologists and Tattoo Artists Unravel the Mystery
Ötzi's 61 markings were likely hand-poked with a sharp tool, such as a piece of animal bone or copper, a new study finds
11-Year-Old Uncovers Fossils of Giant Ichthyosaur in England, the Largest Marine Reptile Ever Found, Scientists Say
The jawbone fragments belonged to an 82-foot-long creature that represents a new species, according to a new study
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