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A new study says observations from the NASA Fermi space telescope suggest a halo of dark matter around the center of our galaxy, but more information is needed to confirm the result.

Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.

Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.

Freshly unearthed jaw bones and teeth that were found close to a previously discovered foot suggest human relatives tried several ways of walking before honing in on one strategy.

A new study hints that pregnant people who have previously taken drugs like Ozempic may face a higher risk of certain poor pregnancy outcomes. But more studies are needed to understand the finding.

The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war?

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.