Scientists have collected ancient RNA from mammoth samples up to 52,000 years old. Learn how they can use that RNA to ...

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How much influence did humans really have on the enormous variety of today’s dog breeds? An analysis of dog skulls from the last 50,000 years brings surprising insights to light: As early as 11,000 ...

The U.S. government has added 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, with most of the new hires ...

A pastry chef from Ithaca is one of 12 contestants competing on the Food Network show "Holiday Baking Championship," vying ...

Recent high-resolution imaging of Mars has unveiled deep ‘scratches’ and craters that suggest the Red Planet once experienced ...

Hektoria Glacier’s sudden eight-kilometer collapse stunned scientists, marking the fastest modern ice retreat ever recorded ...

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The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

A new study of Antarctic ice cores published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has extended our record ...

Joe Thornton, affectionately known as "Jumbo Joe," has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Thornton was inducted ...