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Space photo of the week: A planet-size explosion rocks...
Coronal moss grows, solar rain falls and plasma eruptions rear their gargantuan heads in this fiery landscape of the sun's outer atmosphere,...
'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can...
In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire...
Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?
And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds?
Boost your running speed with training — but don't fall...
Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.
'It would be within its natural right to harm us to protect...
How can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount the...
Key events in the Bible, such as the settlement and destruction...
The research combined radiocarbon dating with measurements of atmospheric radiocarbon from tree rings to build a chronology of the...
Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks like...
Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce...
How do cats land on their feet?
Cats are masters of contortion — and the laws of physics — which helps them stick the landing more times than not.
