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A 12th-century stone carving discovered in northern Germany may depict Otto of Bamberg, a bishop and missionary.

Medical clowns, who play with children in hospitals, may help them be discharged sooner by reducing their heart rates

Low doses of carbon monoxide, similar to levels experienced by smokers, can protect against neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease models. Researchers discovered that carbon monoxide reduced the accumulation of the Par...

A new study builds on previous research into the underwater volcano's effects on the climate.

The Very Large Telescope in northern Chile imaged a "super-Jupiter" exoplanet called 2M1207b, precisely 20 years ago this week. This was the first direct visual confirmation of a world beyond our solar system.

Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

It's the first time Earth's geologic record -- information found inside rocks -- has been used to create an animation of this kind.

The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.