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A brilliant scientist obsessed with climbing the highest peak in the Alps thought of a peculiar measuring instrument.
The stretchable sensors might make VR feel more real.
While other dinosaurs crumbled during a global extinction, altered plant life provided the perfect conditions for the rise of giant sauropods.
More than 3,000 years ago, horsemen roaming the steppes of northwest China may have engaged in a familiar pastime: a polo-like game in which leather balls are thrown about the field. That’s judging from three such well preserved leather balls excavated from the famous Yanghai tombs, which are thought to be the oldest leather balls […]
Here's why some people smell like Pepé Le Pew.
The billionaire inventor made some silly, entitled statements -- and the internet took note.
It typically takes 10 to 15 years to develop and approve a vaccine. This one might be ready in less than a year of development.
A 19th-century monk grew over 10,000 pea plants to discover the fundamental laws of inheritance.
Access to the sum of all human knowledge comes at a premium and considerable risks in China.
There is still much to learn about CBD topicals but evidence so far is positive.
The Japanese weren’t ‘made’ to stay at home and social distance. They chose to and in doing so they averted countless deaths.
Scientists hope to verify their observations with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
Having patent information available to the public as early as possible is for the betterment of society.
The psilocybin was taken under assisted therapy and offered long-lasting protection against depression.
Big game hunting may have been gender neutral.
"These fossils are game changers," said the researchers.
Dinosaurs in the same lineage were some of the largest creatures to walk the Earth -- but this tiny predator packed a lot more brain power.
Tree ring-like growth lines in baby Neanderthal teeth suggest they were first weaned at around 6 months of age.
Beta testers for SpaceX's internet satellite network are reporting good connections so far.
These freaky looking spiders can sense incoming prey from more than two meters away.
Its astronomical value is another reason why we should invest more in space.
The Gravettian art culture famous for stone age Venus statues was more widespread than previously thought.
These flying reptiles dominated the skies until they were wiped out by a killer asteroid.
The newly identified reef could contain many species new to science.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught millions of people across the world at least one valuable lesson: the single most important thing that one can do to stave off the spread of an infectious disease is to practice social distancing. As long as infected hosts are in limited contact with healthy hosts, a pathogen can’t spread […]
Changes in the metabolism of sugar in the brain may be responsible for the characteristic loss of sense of smell.
It's super cute, too!
Always remember the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. But in this order!
A unique project suggests that diabetes could one day be treated by electromagnetic fields.
A long-debated missing tectonic plate beneath Northern Canada has been confirmed with 3D mapping technology.
The fishermen who caught the bizarre creature were left speechless.
The solar farm is so huge it will be easily visible from space.
Insights into what makes these insects so tough could inspire a new class of materials.
The crew was in no danger but the ISS is showing its age.
Scientists now have a more actionable target for the treatment of acne.
A neuroscientist believes dogs experience love and attachment comparable to a human child.
Although this may sound alarming, scientists say that parents shouldn't necessarily be concerned.
There's a widening gap between how the youth and older generations perceive democracy.
Worker ants evolved strong thorax muscles for carrying loads many times their weight after losing their ability to fly.
The price that had to be paid was a pressure thousands of times higher than at the bottom of the Marianas trench.
Calcium flowing through tiny hairs of the plant's leaves determine when the Venus flytrap closes its jaw.
We were just lucky we made it last time climate change threatened our species.
These extreme survivors never cease to amaze us!
Is this AI the death-kneel of virtually all creative industries?
It's the only place other than Earth in our solar system that's known to have white-peaked mountains
These excess deaths have been indirectly attributed to COVID-19 due to the pandemic's disruptions.
That's nearly 90% of the US gross domestic product.
Although they had fur and whiskers, the earliest mammals had long lifespans like reptiles.
It's like Grammarly...but for editors!
A new report outlines the foundation for how science and art should work together to solve the world's most problematic issues.
