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Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest Viking axes ever found, in the tomb of a 10th-century "power couple" in Denmark.

The margins of a medieval manuscript from a convent in Naples, Italy, are decorated with doodles of what are apparently devils, a farm animal and a person that were likely drawn by children, a new study finds.

A magnitude-3.7 tremor in Florida was a Navy test explosion, not an earthquake.

An unusual 10th-century tomb, containing one of the largest Viking axes ever found, was unearthed in central Denmark.

These eight-armed, blue-blooded animals are quite intelligent. Sad about their sex lives, though.

If Comet Swift-Tuttle smacked into Earth, it would likely be a very bad day for our planet.

Here's a guide highlighting the Republican National Committee platform's beliefs and the science that may support or run contrary to these party stances.

A molar pregnancy, also called hydatidiform mole, is an abnormal growth of placental tissue in a woman's uterus.

Sea turtles live all over the world. They return to the beach where they were born to lay their eggs.

Parasitism has independently evolved at least 223 times, leading to millions of parasitic species on Earth.

Check out these stunning, and sometimes gross, images of the parasites that live on our bodies, from the dreaded tapeworm to the blood-mooching Babesia to the hookworm.

A DNA sequencer that was just delivered to the International Space Station can test not just known Earthly organisms. It could possibly analyze samples taken from alien life, NASA said.

Newly found 2,000-year-old human poop reveals that an interesting array of parasites were carried by ancient travelers.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance on the planet. It's commonly thought that caffeine is responsible for some undesirable side effects, including dehydration, but is that true?

If our only satellite vanished in the blink of an eye, would you notice? Does it even matter? Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explains.

Drinking alcohol may cause seven different types of cancer, a new meta-analysis finds.

About half of Americans eat a sandwich on any given day, but the classic lunch item may be contributing to a generally less healthy diet, a new study suggests.

About one in 10 American adults has a persistent ringing in the ears, a condition called chronic tinnitus, a new study suggests.

A blast of sweltering heat will sweep across the United States over the next four days, and some places will see temperatures as much as 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service.

Although the vast majority of Americans feel bad about throwing out food, most of us also think it would be hard to reduce the amount of food we throw away, a new survey finds.

Our relationship with the bacteria in our guts extends far back into our evolutionary past — before modern humans even existed, a new study finds.

Once they get a taste, little kids may obsess about any given thing, such as Thomas the Tank Engine, dinosaurs or princesses. Other kids may watch the same movie repeatedly or request the same bedtime story time and again.