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Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?
When the brain "juggles" information, things can fall through the cracks.
Color-blind people may be less picky eaters. Here's why.
Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.
The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e...
China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.
Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when...
An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
Supercooling of Earth's inner core may finally reveal how...
The Earth's core may be much younger than previously thought.
How did people clean themselves before soap was invented?
Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history.
'I have never written of a stranger organ': The rise of...
"Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a careful path...
Science news this week: 'Thorin' the last Neanderthal and...
Sept. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...