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Scientists never thought such a mineral could be found at the planet's surface.
The animal was part of a captive group of ferrets released into the wild recently.
The step test is a great approximation of cardiovascular fitness at one point in time.
The nuclear device was so powerful, it was too big to use effectively.
The troposphere is getting about 50 meters thicker per decade due the buildup of greenhouse gases, at a rate that has been increasing over time.
It prevents the entry or escape of electromagnetic fields
The sinister uniform represents a fascinating trip into history, during a time when humans were still struggling to understand infectious diseases.
We undergo sleep paralysis every night and don't notice it -- unless we're awake when it happens.
In September, consumer prices rose by 5.4% compared to exactly a year before. This kind of inflation hasn’t been seen since 1991 and is more than double the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) long-term target of 2%. The reasons why prices have hiked in the United States are manifold, and many are obviously tied to the pandemic. […]
Astronauts may have to shorten their missions on the space station to mitigate this problem.
Big-brained birds were better at adapting to their rapidly shifting environment -- and that may have ultimately saved them.
Many people hate both casual hookups and illicit drugs. Scientists found a genetic connection and the underlying motives may surprise you.
Although the process is not efficient, it's a proof of concept for carbon neutral liquid fuel.
Dogs tilt their heads when they're focusing on associating the meaning of a word with a task.
The findings bring us a step closer to finding signs of past habitability on the red planet.
In an increasingly desertifying planet, these gene candidates could save some of our food crops.
A talking seal inspired scientists to look to the marine mammals for clues that might untangle the origin of speech.
A reminder that our asteroid monitoring program is riddled with gaping holes.
It can be self-administered by anyone, which would make it ideal as a 'booster' shot patients can pick up from local pharmacies.
If it weren't for the federal government spending on extra unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, this last recession would have been much worse.
Nothing actually new under the sun, but the new designation aims to clear a lot of confusion surrounding the human family tree.
The planet's innermost layer is more like a soup than a brick.
In a remote area of Brazil, capuchin monkeys have been adapting their own stone tools for thousands of years.
Sensory adaptation follows the same response curve across all organisms, scientists have proposed in a new study.
From below the water's surface, swimming humans may look like food -- especially to great white juvenilles.
It would travel faster and farther than any man-made object we've made thus far.
Over the course of generations, humans have selected dogs that were better at communicating their feelings.
These lemurs' songs have the same rhythm as the intro to We Will Rock You.
The high-resolution image shows chinks in the bacteria’s armor that could ultimately be used to destroy them.
It's another biomarker that makes each individual unique.
The environment changed faster than the mammoths could adapt at the end of the last Ice Age.
Fear and stress caused Americans to buy more guns than ever -- and we all know where that gets us.
The pristine fossil fills huge gaps in the fossil record, explaining how early crabs left the ocean for land.
It's one of the biggest medical breakthroughs we've seen.
The wooden cutlery could prove a sustainable alternative to steel and ceramic knives.
These early tamed horses became so successful they replaced all other populations throughout Eurasia in just a few hundred years.
Too little sunlight will make you Vitamin D deficient. Too much and you risk sunburns and skin cancer.
Neanderthals had much better oral communication abilities than their ancestors, resembling those of humans.
Barter, coin, fiat money, credit cards and now the digital wallet -- the latest obvious step in the evolution of payments.
Our perceptions of billionaires can vary greatly, when viewed as a group or as individuals.
That moment when you're out casually diving and you find a Crusader knight's lost longsword.
Pandemic memes not only ease stress but also help people process negative news without feeling overwhelmed by them.
Thousands of years worth of chemical interaction between a particular type of volcanic ash and water have made the Roman concrete stronger, not weaker, over time.
Oh, oh. Science overload!
It uses the same tech as self-driving cars.
These algorithms open up a new avenue of scamming and hacking.
No lighters back then but hunter-gathers still found a way to enjoy tobacco.
Some people who try psychedelics may make important lifestyle changes for the better.
The clinical benefits are astonishing in some cases.
Bitcoin is often called digital gold, but perhaps digital stone money may be more apt.
