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Insect and cephalopod vision may have half a billion-year-old roots.
The findings may help answer how the first primitive creatures appeared on Earth.
Add one more entry to the list of things changed by the pandemic.
Researchers have found a creative way to monitor elephants, by using miniature computers to capture the steps of elephants through vibrations.
China's vision of the internet is emerging as one of the greatest threats to online privacy and freedom.
It's actually three flames in one, meeting in a fourth, unique structure.
The country is already dealing with more than 1,000 tons of fuel that leaked into the water
The feedback loops of global warming are kicking in.
Humans aren't always the bad guys.
Better watch out if you are a fish or you could lose your tongue
Cat owners, rejoice: your body can deal with this parasite just fine.
It seemed like a no-brainer: higher density, more coronavirus transmission. But the data is telling a different story.
Brazilian President under pressure amid rise of forest fires
Peatlands will become a major source of greenhouse gases as the permafrost thaws.
Zombified cells found in sediments deep beneath the ocean floor use slightly more than a zeptowatt of power to survive.
Today’s gods don’t reside in the heavens, but in GDP figures.
The discovery of a calm galaxy so early in the Universe’s history calls into question our theories of how galaxies form.
Locust swarms threaten food security for millions of people. But the same biology that makes them so dangerous could be used against them.
The pandemic is going nowhere fast, and it seems we'll be stuck with masks for a while -- so it helps to know which work best.
The primate voice box seems to be exceptional in the animal kingdom.
Better photosynthesis and water efficiency means more food for everybody.
If confirmed, this theory suggests that information is a physical state of matter.
Earthquakes usually come and go, but sometimes, they come back.
A novel polymer coating turns the familiar red bricks into blue semiconductors.
Many are cherishing their dearly departed by literally turning them into jewelry they can always wear.
Our solar system is getting more interesting with each passing year
If you think abstract art doesn't say anything at all, well, take a closer look.
Face masks are quite an important item to have today, but that’s a recent development here in the West. The face masks sudden and wide-scale use has caused a bit of extra hassle for all of us, and waste for the planet. Fortunately, reusable masks can help alleviate or even remove some of these problems. […]
A third of Americans would refuse a vaccine even if it were free. A sixth of Britons would also refuse it.
There's a common structure to most stories, going through three phases
Soothing pheromones make peace between the two species living in the same household.
The local Wildlife Trust called the decision "the most ground-breaking government decision for England's wildlife for a generation".
They've lost almost 80% of their historical volume.
These shoes leave the smallest carbon footprints.
Seismic activity on Mars shows that there are three boundary layers between the planet's surface and iron-rich core.
The islands near Ecuador are abundant with indigenous species, and illegal Chinese fishing affects them every year.
The effects of the explosion have now been mapped from space.
New Zealand's pandemic strategy has paid off, but authorities warn against getting complacent.
Complex criminal organizations are very resilient to disruption. A novel approach may help law enforcement tackle them.
Terraforming is still science fiction, but these visualizations show what might be possible.
This was one strange beast... Well, two beasts.
Not what I like to hear.
Whenever distinct groups of humans and their ancestors overlapped in space and time, interbreeding was just around the corner.
We have a limited capacity for attention to risk, and the pandemic is taking up almost all of it.
This pristinely preserved scene in fossilized amber is an extremely rare example of ancient predation in action.
"Animals that remain in more human-dominated environments are those that are more likely to carry infectious diseases," the authors explain.
There are at least four older coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and previous exposure to them may provoke an immune response against the virus for COVID-19 too.
Science -- because you can't prove there's magnetic pastry in space any other way.
Popular wisdom was that predators are most at risk -- turns out it's actually their food that's struggling.
The powerful hallucinogenic brew provokes long-lasting changes in two important brain networks.
