Scientists reveal the anatomy of the female dolphin clitoris, shedding light on similarities to the human clitoris and the evolution of sexual pleasure.

Astronomers discover a massive batch of black holes hiding in unexpected places

Scientists discover a natural origin of MRSA in hedgehogs, challenging the idea that antibiotic-resistant bacteria first developed in response to clinical antibiotics.

History of the blinking cursor

Analysis of 33,750 recipes from 70 cuisines, featuring 93 different spices debunked an idea at the center of Darwinian gastronomy: By eating spicy food in environments where foodborne diseases are common (i.e

At least 70 free-floating planets found in the Milky Way

Study finds sea spray can carry toxic forever chemicals into the atmosphere, posing a threat for not just coastal residents, but a majority of humans.

Researchers reviewed over 80 studies involving ketamine and concluded that it could be useful for more than just depression

12 days till launch: James Webb Telescope moves to a critical new stage

Researchers discover older male bull elephants have a calming effect on younger elephants, potentially reducing human-wildlife conflict.

Geneticists reveal the evolutionary origins of Cannabis sativa

Scientists use a dating technique involving ostrich eggshells to more precisely calculate the emergence of ancient homo sapiens in Eastern Africa.

Despite a lack of evidence that the intrusive IVF treatment process of scratching the womb (endometrial scratching) increases the chances of having a baby, a third of fertility specialists in the UK, Australia and New Zealand are still offering this often-painful procedure.

Researchers found that fat cells from diabetics send "payloads" of harmful protein information that can worsen breast cancer

Using solar sails to travel up to 7mil mph

Scientists see a worrying climate change effect in frogs

it's a study story showing how psilocybin can repair a receptor in the brain that's damaged by chronic alcohol use, which may explain why it's a useful treatment for alcohol cravings in people with alcohol use disorder/alcoholism

Inventors are trying very hard to create a cannabis breathalyzer to detect impairment, however, all they can seem to detect so far is the presence of THC…

French researchers published a paper in Nature demonstrating a new kind of ion thruster that uses solid iodine instead of gaseous xenon as propellant, opening the way to cheaper, better spacecraft.

There's a mysterious barrier in the centre of the Milky Way. Researchers found a dip in the otherwise uniform density of our galaxy’s cosmic rays.

Researchers have uncovered how air pollution and genes work together to trigger depression

There's a complex link between mental health and where you choose to live

The Large Hadron Collider might have just discovered new physics

New fossil discovery reveals ancient “penis worms” displayed surprisingly complex hermiting behavior found in modern animals like hermit crabs

Baleen whales consume three times as much prey as previously thought, resulting in much more whale poop

An endangered singing lemur in Madagascar provides the first evidence of musical rhythm in a non-human mammal

Scientists use emerging DNA technology to determine that climate change, not humans, killed off the woolly mammoth

Scientists find that summer ice in the "Last Ice Area" of the Arctic will disappear by 2100 if we don’t halt global warming, making it difficult for polar bears survive — "If the year-round ice goes away…

In a new paper, researchers analyze ‘gifted’ dogs, finding they can rapidly learn and remember words associated with objects

Scientists have used X-ray technology to decode the secret love letters of Marie Antoinette

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