Ochre body paint may have been a form of prehistoric sunscreen that helped early humans survive a sudden increase in ultraviolet (UV) radiation around 41,000 years ago.

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A lonely black hole roaming the cosmos in solitude has been confirmed for the first time. A closer look has revealed the dark object's identity, after much hubbub.

Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, ...