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Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication

‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text

How Wealth Reduces Compassion

Archaeologists uncover a monumental ancient Maya map of the cosmos in a new study published Wednesday in Science Advances

The Lucas-Lehmer Prime Number Test

Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise 'Tail' on Iconic Galaxy

The stranded Chinese astronauts have returned, but space junk threat still remains.

Ultramarathoners can burn an astounding 11,000 calories per day during competition, according to a new study in Current Biology

Some species of spiders bedeck their webs with woven patterns known as “stabilimenta”

Babies start processing language before they are born, suggests a new study published in Nature Communications Biology

This month prominent peer-reviewed journals have published two papers that link apparent flashes of light seen by a telescope 70 years ago to potential artificial objects in space, providing an opportunity for UFO enthusiasts to see how extraordinary claims are tested—and often undone—by science.

Researchers analyzed about 150 trees to map the communities of microbes living in 16 species, in a recent study in Nature

Scents of Arabia: Interdisciplinary approaches to ancient olfactory worlds

Last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent, according to a new study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A classic graphic reveals nature's most efficient traveler

Mathematicians discover prime number pattern in fractal chaos

Perplexing diamonds from South Africa mine contain 'almost impossible' chemistry

Proof that Tetris is NP-hard even with O(1) rows or columns

Researchers found that some dogs can learn terms for functional categories, such as ‘pull’ and ‘throw’ toys

Scientists discovered six new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River

As teams of Asian weaver ants gain more members, they strategically use their grippy feet to become ever more efficient at pulling leaf tips, a new study in Current Biology found

The most enthralling rock yet found on Mars—a speckled hunk of mudstone that may contain evidence of ancient alien life—is still worth getting excited about

Big Oil’s Emissions Caused about 25 Percent of Heat Waves since 2000

U.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on Vaccines

Using JWST, for the first time, astronomers have managed to find tentative evidence for an atmosphere on a rocky planet in a clement orbit around another star some 40 light-years from Earth

Researchers tested 12 “magic mushroom” edible products sold in Portland, Ore., and found no trace of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound that gives magic mushrooms their name

Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain

Nobody Knows How Tylenol Works

Child's Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years After an Infection

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