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Revolutionary devices, age rewinding, and cell regeneration: scientists are finding multiple promising approaches for curing blindness, and even for stopping vision loss before it starts.

What was thought to be men’s work until then went unnoticed when carried out by women.

New research says time only exists where space is curved enough to support it, implying that our expanding universe is slowly losing its grip on time itself.

When a nuclear accident happens, it’s vital that scientists have accurate fallout models.

In 1991, a tip from a fisherman led a dive team to a shadowy wreck 230 feet deep in the Atlantic—it took six years to figure out what it was.

Dated to the ninth century C.E., a time when the Vikings ruled the area, the grave held the remains of at least 10 different young men.

The North Sea platform was the world's largest oil producer—but a routine shift change led to catastrophe.

Ötzi the Iceman was discovered in 1991, and is a treasure trove of information about the Copper Age.

The fossil trove uncovered ancient birds, frogs, and extinctions long before humans arrived.

New research on brainwaves in the thalamus shows patterns distinctly linked to conscious states.

A 1943 Nazi air raid hit the Italian port of Bari, sinking 21 ships with a death toll over 1,000. Every ship was eventually scrapped or salvaged—except one.

In 1971, the Soyuz 11 mission ended in a tragedy that brought both sides of the Cold War together in mourning.

New research suggests that fleeting quantum forces leave lasting imprints on the brain, subtly influencing thought, intuition, and the choices we make.

A protest led to an incredible archaeological find at the Liceo Scientifico Cavour in Rome, Italy.