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People whose lives have been devastated by the impacts of climate change are easy targets for extremist militants, experts say

Ten years after the Kepler Space Telescope launched and revolutionized exoplanet discovery, Kepler-1658 b has finally been confirmed as the first exoplanet that the mission ever detected.

Archaeologists excavated the site of a previously unknown 15th-century mass sacrifice in Peru and discovered the skeletons of 137 children, three adults and more than 200 juvenile llamas, according to a new study. The researchers say that the displaced ribs and cut marks on the sternums of the human and animal bones suggest their hearts were removed.

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When looking for planets that might support life in our galaxy and beyond, astronomers are looking for conditions that are just right to create the "Goldilocks zone." This is also called the habitable zone, when a planet is the right distance from its star to have a comfortable temperature and liquid water pooling on its surface.

It's official: Mario Draghi won't get to raise interest rates before he steps down in October after eight years as Europe's top central banker.

UK consumer group Which? has warned that millions of Britons could see holiday plans disrupted if they don't renew their passport by Friday.

The Cinque Terre coastline of Italy has an almost mythic status among travelers -- who hasn't seen photographs of the pastel-colored houses built into rugged cliffs, surrounded by bright blue sea, and fallen instantly in love?

Google's latest app for India uses AI to help children learn to read in Hindi and English.

Despite its impressive Mayan ruins and inviting climate, bite-sized Belize has long been overshadowed by Mexico and Costa Rica for sun seekers looking for an affordable winter destination.

A scandal is swirling around Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party. It could threaten the political future of the country's leader and the rule of the Liberal Party, seven months ahead of national elections.

A town in northern Australia is in mourning this week after a beloved crocodile was found dead.

Police were dealing with multiple reports of suspicious packages in the UK on Wednesday, a day after three improvised explosive devices were discovered at London transport hubs.

When the weather forecast called for up to eight inches of snow in their New Jersey community, brothers Brian and Patrick Lanigan immediately thought of their neighbor Natalie Blair.

German police suspect a landscape gardener is responsible for killing one man and injuring two other people from beyond the grave.

A father has been found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting an acid attack on his 3-year-old son amid a custody battle with his ex-wife.

Uber may be close to spending billions of dollars to buy its big rival in the Middle East.

A lawyer who subjected aircraft crew to "prolonged" racist abuse on a November flight from Mumbai to London was convicted of assault Wednesday.