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Faced with the hot and dry savannah, the African elephant evolved a creative solution.
Phosphates forged in space made their way to Earth on comets and asteroid.
They used CRISPR gene editing to take a shortcut around traditional plant domestication that can take up to thousands of years.
The paint can cool buildings by as much as 6°C compared to the surroundings.
The map extends over thousands of square miles.
PCBs have been banned almost two decades ago but their effects are still widely felt by the iconic orcas.
Trauma can be severe for some people that they literally wish themselves dead.
You can see how the sun moves across the asteroid's horizon.
The study hints to evidence for a physical cause of addiction.
Science may one day open the way to the 'Fountain of Youth'.
No other animal has the same ability.
The Italian physicist had a close shave with the Inquisition -- but he couldn't fool them twice.
Having more individuals of the opposite sex at work may be too tempting for some.
A newly describe elephant bird species takes the crown for world's largest bird ever.
An understudied phenomenon may double the amount of methane released into the atmosphere by the thawing Arctic permafrost.
Glyphosate may not be harmless to animals after all.
It's the third Solar System body, in addition to Earth and Mars, where dust storms have been observed.
Since the early 20th century, Earth's axis has shifted by more than 10 meters.
An experimental spacecraft designed to solve our growing space junk problem was a sound success.
The technology initially developed for space is remarkably common in everyday life applications on Earth.
Autonomous aircraft could save energy or study migratory birds using this machine learning tech.
This could help scientists uncover the origin of social behavior in all animals.
It's a mind-perplexing 10 billion times stronger than steel.
Wasps are actually useful.
Ultimately, what the mosquito eats, we eat as well.
It sounds a lot like wishful thinking.
Ceres just got a heck of a lot more interesting to researchers.
A welcomed policy that will save thousands of lives.
The retina changes both software and hardware components to see better in the dark.
And the situation is getting worse.
It's been almost 50 years since a human has come this close to the moon.
The story of the elephant bird's extinction just got a lot more interesting.
The 13,000-year-old evidence is actually the first record of man-made alcohol in the world.
Astronaut suits plastered in ads like NASCAR racers? Now that's a thought...
This master of deception adapts its pheromones to the local bee species, and it's deadly effective!
It could prove a valuable alternative to the way TB is currently being treated.
Generosity helped our species thrive -- but we are not alone in the animal kingdom.
Scientists are still in the dark but the new insights place them a step closer to the source of fast radio bursts.
Do you know what future tech looks like?
Freaky sightings from the alien-like world at the bottom of the oceans.
Good news for Pluto fans!
Intuitive decision-making gives the impression that we own our choices.
"It’s a bit like being almost blind and putting on glasses for the first time and seeing 20/20," a researcher said.
The pioneering physicist gave all the prize money away.
From humble beginnings to stellar heights.
Do your self-esteem a favor a dial back on social media.
A ferocious predator actually enjoys a vegetarian snack from time to time.
A step closer to quantum computers.
Of course it had to be weird and confusing.
A 40,000-year-old baby horse recovered from Siberian ice may help de-extinct species.
