A dead galaxy shouldn't produce bursts of radio light. Yet this 11 billion-year-old one did — throwing scientists for a loop.

The Romans occupied what's now Spain from 218 B.C. until roughly the fourth century A.D. The fortress burial included a " ...

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A man who should have developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease due to a genetic mutation is still symptom-free in his 70s.

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

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A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed a surprising finding.

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A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans, scientists say. And it changes how mice squeak.