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An excavation in north Jerusalem has led to the unique, interesting discovery of An ancient sarcophagus. Carved on to the fractured lid is a square typed writing that hold characteristics of the second temple period.

India is making final preparations for its first mission to the moon.

Dwarf galaxies that recently arrived near the Milky Way may shine brighter than homegrown ones

Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic blacktip shark in the Virginia Aquarium & Marin

What will be the lasting impression made by mankind - 100 million years hence? "From the perspective of 100 million years in the future --- a geologist's view --- the reign of humans on Earth would seem very short: we would almost certainly have died out

The roofs of Spanish horticulture hothouses are reflecting so much sunlight that local temperatures have dropped in recent decades

Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future lead to new vaccines

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new type of dry glue designed to mimic gecko feet is 10 times stickier than the gravity-defying lizards, and three times stickier than other gecko-inspired glues, U.S. researchers

If you've ridden in Bill Penney Toyota's courtesy van lately, you probably remember driver Douglas Prasher as a nice guy who likes to chat. But Prasher, 57, has a fascinating past that might have earned him this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry ...

Even the most environmentally-conscious among us use batteries containing toxic heavy metals on a daily basis