The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine – a substance marketed as a dietary ...

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A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

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The most massive chunk of Mars ever found on Earth could sell for up to US$4 million in a Sotheby's auction later this month.

Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected patterns showing ...

For the very first time, scientists have sequenced DNA from the entire genome of an individual who lived in ancient Egypt up ...

A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists ...

The world's first commercial hybrid of silicon circuitry and human brain cells will soon be available for rent.