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3D map plots human brain-cell 'antennae' in exquisite detail
A new map of 56,000 cells in the outer layer of the human brain could inform research into a whole class of diseases.
Weathered face of 'old man' Neanderthal comes to life in...
A new facial reconstruction depicts a Neanderthal whose skeleton was found by priests in a French cave.
Volcanic 'devil comet' racing toward Earth resprouts its...
The massive volcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which grows giant horns when it erupts, has exploded for a third time in five months as...
The moon will 'smile' at Venus this Thursday. Here's how...
Look up early Thursday (Nov. 9) to witness one of the most beautiful celestial sights of 2023 — a 'smiling' crescent moon dancing...
1st images from the Euclid 'dark universe' telescope are...
The first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid are out, featuring spectacular views of nebulas, distant galaxies and globular...
Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from...
An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object.
'The forbidden space meal': What happens if you need to...
In this book extract, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith look at cannibalism in space from a legal and culinary perspective.
Watch rare footage of wolf hunting sea otter in Alaska...
Coastal wolves in Alaska have learned to kill marine mammals, and have developed a "unique" lone hunting strategy to take down prey,...
