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Every Christmas, the U.K.'s Royal Institution puts on a set of lectures, each exploring a fascinating subject in science. Here's how you can watch the Ri Christmas Lectures wherever you are.

Perucetus colossus lived 39 million years ago and weighed in at between 85 and 340 tonnes, meaning it was probably larger than even blue whales. The discovery has inspired both fan art and music

No males needed -- animals that reproduce through the mind-blowing process of parthenogenesis.

Physicists have proposed that a mirror universe alongside our own might explain dark matter ­- and we might be able to see traces of its stars

From stashes of gold and silver coins to intricately designed jewelry, here are some of the top treasure finds of 2023.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory helped to build a particularly festive image of the gas, dust, and young stars of NGC 2264, also known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster."

There are lots of ways to measure predatory prowess, and the animal kingdom is full of worthy contenders.

A mathematical game governed by simple rules throws up patterns of seemingly infinite complexity - and now a question that has puzzled hobbyists for decades has a solution