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The organs, grown from the patients' own cells, are showing normal functions for the four young women

High-speed video reveals why flies are so hard to swat

A spider-like arachnid fossil helps explain the evolutionary path of modern harvestmen, often called 'daddy longlegs'

An isotopes analysis was used to determine that many pieces of turquoise found in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon came from as far away as Nevada

Analysis of an ancient thylacinid's skeleton suggests that the marsupial had a very powerful bite despite its small size
 

Several fisheries depend on the river's estuary and are at risk of collapse

Scientists have never before seen this method of cell killing

Researchers are uncertain why the mummy, about 1,700 years old, had plaster "plaques" on the sternum and abdomen

The original set of tracks has since been divided up and partially lost

Scientists can use the map to figure out how developmental disorders like autism first begin

Despite being ransacked in the past, the tomb contained the remains of at least 15 people, a sarcophagus and a jasper amulet

Roman emperors were often depicted as pharaohs while Egypt was part of the Roman empire

The humerus fossil was matched to another specimen found over 150 years earlier

The patterns on the insect's wings closely match those of nearby fossilized leaves from the same period

The fault is not significant and will likely not cause more major earthquakes in the future, seismologists say

Unlike most snakes, the pythons appeared able to find their way home after being displaced by many miles

SpaceX founder Elon Musk also spoke at the Explorers Club event and emphasized the importance of a reusable rocket system for space exploration

The skeletons of four kittens and two cats in a cemetery may push back the date of cat domestication in Egypt to 3600 B.C.

The bronze triggers of the disintegrated wooden bows were probably molded and made in small batches rather than by assembly line

Discovered near a graveyard, the wand was likely used in funereal rituals

The moss, taken from frozen soil core samples, is the oldest known resurrection of a frozen plant

The diamond contains ringwoodite, which is water-rich but only forms naturally under the extreme pressure found in Earth's mantle

By studying current lava flows over lava and ice, scientists are learning how volcanic eruptions through ancient ice sheets can hold clues to past ice ages

The show is inspired by British biology student Elise Andrew's wildly popular Facebook group