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Bacterial DNA recovered from a Scandinavian woman buried in this mass grave around 5,000 years ago could yield clues to the origins of the plague.

A 5,000-year-old mass grave harbors the oldest plague bacteria ever found DNA from an ancient strain of the plague-causing bacterium could help uncover the origins of the deadly disease.

Just in time for , the latest apparition of a comet shines like a beautiful ornament in the sky — a delightful green-shrouded treat for amateurs and scientists alike.

Christmas Comet 46P Is Making the Season Bright (and Green) for Scientists Scientists are keeping an eye on Comet 46P as it passes by Earth using a variety of telescopes.

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Add water aerobics to the list of the agile gecko’s athletic accomplishments.

In addition to sticking to smooth walls and swinging from leaves, can skitter along the surface of water. By slapping the water with all four limbs to create air bubbles and exploiting the surface tension of water, the reptiles can travel at speeds close to what they can achieve on land.

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China's ambitious program of lunar exploration is about to attempt a spacefaring first: On 8 December it will launch a probe intended to land on the far side of the .

China sets out for the far side of the moon Latest mission in ambitious program is a boon for lunar geology and radio astronomy

Update: ’s InSight spacecraft survived its descent through the thin atmosphere of and successfully landed on the planet’s surface today. Although hurdles remain to achieve operating status, the lander is well positioned to begin to take Mars’s heartbeat in the next few months.

NASA lander survives harrowing descent to surface of Mars InSight mission will listen for “marsquakes”

Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! What was the best part of your day?

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Watch just a few self-driving cars stop traffic jams Artificial intelligence–powered cars can put the brakes on stop-and-go traffic

The nearest single star to the Sun hosts an exoplanet at least 3.2 times as massive as -- a so-called super-Earth. One of the largest observing campaigns to date using data from a world-wide array of telescopes has revealed this frozen, dimly lit world. The newly discovered planet is the second-closest known exoplanet to the Earth. Barnard's star is the fastest moving star in the night sky.

Cold Super-Earth found orbiting closest single star to Sun The nearest single star to the Sun hosts an exoplanet at least 3.2 times as massive as Earth -- a so-called super-Earth. One of the largest observing campaigns to date using data from a world-wide array of telescopes has revealed this frozen, dimly lit world. The newly discovered planet is the secon...

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How can you eat dairy if you lack the gene for digesting it? Fermented milk may be key, ancient Mongolian study suggests Cutting-edge study of ancient DNA and protein helps solve evolutionary riddle