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Geologists have created the first geological map of a lost continent that was found near New Zealand in 2017. The name given to it...

The takahe, a notably large and exceptionally rare flightless bird, was thought to be extinct until fairly recently. This remarkable species has experienced multiple...

There has been a new annual record set for the least amount of Antarctic sea ice surrounding the continent. This new record surpasses the...

Much of the landscape in ancient Greece was shaped by fires, set mostly by invaders in pre-classical times, but also sometimes set by Greeks...

Scientists have discovered that vital marine species are suffering serious losses due to heat waves in the ocean's depths. These heat waves, which are...

On Thursday, wildlife specialists saved 32 of the 230 whales that had been discovered stranded on Tasmania, an island state in Australia, the previous...

Demetrius the Besieger 337–283 BC was a monarch of Macedonia, one of the more outrageous rulers of the time. He specialized in siege warfare,...

Many of the constellations we know in the night sky were named according to the myths of the ancient Greeks. But similar stories are told...

New research shows that not only does plastic litter desecrate the beauty of beaches around the world -- it actually makes them hotter by...

The rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 has caused some countries to mandate vaccinations in healthcare workers, high risk groups, and customers frequenting...