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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

Researchers found that they could detect signs of consciousness in comatose patients by using artificial intelligence to analyze facial movements that were too small to be noticed by clinicians

Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know

The math of shuffling cards almost brought down an online poker empire

New knot theory discovery overturns long-held mathematical assumption

NASA's Juno mission leaves legacy of science at Jupiter

The way people search the internet can fuel echo chambers, according to a new study

An analysis of 35 hours of footage from 15 birds, published on August 18 in the journal Current Biology, shows that Streaked Shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) were pooping every four to 10 minutes…

NASA Budget Cuts Could End U.S. Exploration of the Outer Solar System

Researchers working in Ethiopia have discovered remains of a previously unknown branch of humanity

A new brain prosthetic allows people to communicate by simply thinking what they want to say

Cracks in the Earth Are Slicing Through Cities

Pessimistic Dogs Are Better at Smelling Cancer—And Other Keys to Disease-Sniffing Success

Vibrio Pectenicida Identified as Cause of Sea Star Disease Affecting Billions

Deep-Sea Desalination Pulls Fresh Water from the Depths

You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories

Nine million years ago, a key ancestor of the modern-day potato was born

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