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A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.

To consolidate memories, our brains replay them during periods of rest as a kind of 'replay mode'.

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain, and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same.

Mars's water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went.

The last common ancestor of all living things did not just suddenly appear on Earth roughly 4.2 billion years ago.

Geologists have mapped a strange magnetic anomaly in Australia - and in a stunning coincidence, it happens to look remarkably like the continent it lurks beneath.

The start of the year often comes with attempts at big life changes that we're hoping will make us feel more grounded, fulfilled, or in control.

Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea.

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft - the scammers go after your heart, and then your wallet.

Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells.