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Up to 20% of the Amazon is now a net source of CO2
There's a relationship between the chronotype of the students and their academic performance.
The ray, named after a beloved character from the Pink Panther movies, may have a genetic mutation that makes its skin color pink.
Medical workers are heavily exposed to the virus, but China is trying to downplay this effect.
The reactivation of ancient faults may have not only shaped the sunken continent of Zealandia but also the highly tectonically active Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean.
It's something that few dared to believe in.
Lots of data
Gut bacteria may contribute to the development of autism-like behaviors.
It is remarkable that more than a century before the world's highest peaks were scaled, humans were already affecting the atmosphere.
The flight, which arrived nearly two hours earlier than scheduled, reached a top speed of 825 miles per hour.
Women still lead an uphill battle in law schools -- but things are changing.
Climate chaos is driving the bumblebee populations to extinction, a new study concludes.
Practice makes perfect!
The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.
T-shirt weather in the Antarctic.
There's only one reason to watch it: to better understand how "wellness" snake oil tricks people.
How we experience the moment of death may be influenced by a cocktail of brain chemicals and the manner in which our brains shut down.
Tree rings reveal how severe cold and political isolation brought disaster to Scotland, inspired a colonization effort in Panama, and helped drive union with England.
The world might see a dramatic increase in cancer cases. But it's within our power to save the lives of millions.
Let's not make a habit out of it.
If you're horny and you know it clap your... flippers?
I have the utmost respect for everyone who made this happen.
It's an observational study, so take it with a grain of salt.
An exciting, and compact, alternative to skin grafts.
One of the world's first motion pictures has been adapted to modern-day standards by several neural networks.
Pluto's heart-shaped basin may be as important for its climate as the ocean is for Earth's climate.
It might not look like much, the well dates from 7,275 years ago -- making it the oldest wooden object we know of.
When the evidence becomes overwhelming... simply ignore it.
Global warming's evil twin is acting out, and it's starting to cause major issues.
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They're not very social, though.
Political ads have also become more polarized, with more gun regulation-orientated messages now airing.
1+1 = society, eventually.
Light pollution is really messing up their romantic life.
It doesn't stop viruses; it destroys them.
High-tempo music can make intese exercise seem more bearable and even increase the benefits of working out, new study finds.
The foods in our stores are more bountiful than ever -- but they're also more vulnerable than ever.
The supercharged jellyfish swam up to three times faster than they normally would have.
Science could make culling obsolete -- saving billions of chick lives every year.
Climate change will force species to migrate in search of ideal living conditions, and a new paper estimates where they’ll go in order to inform conservation efforts. Each species has a set of conditions it likes to live in — a certain amount of light, a temperature that’s just right, certain habitats to act as […]
"This the first time modern technology has been used to explore the brain of this amazing animal."
Study dismisses belief that only non-African populations had Neanderthal genes
The steel industry seeks to be greener. But there's a long way ahead
It's the sixth global emergency declared in the past decade.
After gravitational waves and black holes, another one of Einstein's brilliant predictions has been confirmed.
It looks like caramel corn. Yum!
The first fall in drug overdoses since 1990 and a decline in cancer deaths have contributed to the most the trend reversal in life expectancy.
Struggling with your New Year’s resolution? Science can help.
New research is allowing solar cells to work at night. Although it sounds like fantasy, Jeremy Munday, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California (UC) Davis says it’s completely possible. In fact, a new study by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe describes a specially-designed photovoltaic cell […]
Fossil footprints from the Karoo Basin of southern Africa could teach us more about how ecosystems respond to truly massive volcanic eruptions. The Karoo Basin is covered in extensive basaltic lava flows from the Early Jurassic. It’s believed that the intense volcanic activity recorded during that time had a powerful impact on global climate and […]
