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This is huge news for the biotech industry.
This might solve a long-standing puzzle about plant domestication.
The all-too-familiar story about the rainforest versus economic development.
Scientists have devised a novel system that can recognize visual objects by bending light.
Could this be the key to ensuring that the ISS lives long and prosper?
There's a stunning biodiversity underground -- and we're just now learning about it.
Here's why this matters.
We all make excuses, so might as well learn how to do them properly.
To become successful, life had to find a way to turn food from the environment into energy.
Titan is of interest because it is the only body in our solar system (besides Earth) that has liquid rivers, lakes, and seas on its surface.
This includes the Spix’s Macaw, the lovely birds which inspired the main characters in Rio.
This may be a core property of human nature.
Contrail cirrus clouds have warmed the atmosphere more than all the carbon dioxide from planes since the dawn of aviation and will do so even more in the future.
The beauty that surrounds us has order – and one of the world’s best codebreakers was the key to unlocking it.
Between three and six such species have existed in the past.
Is there any job that an AI can't do?
With only two females surviving in captivity, the species is functionally extinct.
Uh-oh.
Sticky!
DNA analysis reveals fresh details about how Neanderthals moved across Europe and Asia.
A new use found for testosterone.
The story of life on Mars -- if there ever was such a thing -- may have started much earlier than thought.
A giant bird that used to weigh half a tonne up until 2 million years ago was found by scientists in Crimea.
The new study slams the idea that immigrants in the classroom use up resources.
The international scientific community is shocked by yet another ethical scandal sparked by Chinese researchers.
Gamma-ray particles trillions of times more energetic than regular light hit the Tibetan plateau.
The wine wasn't restricted to the higher echelons of Celtic society -- the craftsmen also enjoyed a glass from time to time.
The trend became much clearer after the Neolithic, but the signs were there.
"Greenhouse gas emissions trap more heat in the lower atmosphere which leads to a cooling of the upper atmosphere. Those colder temperatures in the upper atmosphere are slowing the recovery of the ozone layer."
It was the most difficult launch the company has ever undertaken.
Where is the gas coming from, and what is producing it?
Good thing we didn't call it Iceland, right?!
The aquifer stretches at least from the shore of Massachusetts to New Jersey.
The skill you learn practicing music transfer more broadly to other fields of study.
This is Good News!
Farm microbes could help reduce asthma risk.
Scientists eavesdrop on cell conversations.
When research turns to shit: a science-based personal narrative on the gut-brain-axis.
And some scientists think that we could one day gain access to these probiotics.
The kids are alright.
Surprisingly, it was easier for us to go to the Moon than to develop such a tool.
Alcohol is a depressant that can cause all sorts of health issues when combined with drugs, illegal or not.
"Our results show a clear link in the timing of animal recovery and the recovery of Earth systems."
Kitchen sponges are crawling with bacteria. Turns out that's a good thing.
One day, our social media history might play an important role in the doctor's office.
Some are more willing than others to transition.
Be kind to yourself, say researchers.
Uranus' rings are thin and imperceptible to all but the largest telescopes.
A new study calls for better methods to support families with LGBT children.
This could end up saving many lives.
