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Telescopes Reveal Surprising Chemistry of a Rare Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System

about 12 hours ago

Called 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third of its kind known...

Why Is Tetepare the South Pacific’s Largest Uninhabited Island?

4 days ago

Descendants of the island’s former inhabitants struggle to balance environmental conservation with...

These Cavefish Lost Their Eyes, but They Gained Some Pretty Nifty Traits

8 days ago

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for...

Before Whales Took to the Sea, These Ten Species Walked on Land

10 days ago

The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to...

Understanding the Gaps in Africa's Archaeological Record

14 days ago

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An...

Five Astounding Ways Humans Are Driving Animal Evolution, Including Causing Lizards to Grow Longer Legs and Leading Moth Populations to Become Darker

16 days ago

When people build cities and introduce invasive creatures, resident critter populations sometimes...

Inside the Quest to Understand the Link Between Cannabis and Schizophrenia

17 days ago

Recent studies have examined the relationship between the drug and psychoses and...

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander Who Thrived Under Pressure, Dies at 97

20 days ago

The space explorer was determined throughout his life, says Teasel Muir-Harmony, the...

Through Much of Human History, Women Have Shaped Evolution Through Food Processing

21 days ago

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often...

This New Bionic Knee Is Changing the Game for Lower Leg Amputees

24 days ago

Scientists have developed a prosthesis that is directly integrated with muscle and...

What Happened to the Bone-Crushing Dogs That Once Hunted Across North America?

25 days ago

Before going extinct roughly two million years ago, canids known as borophagines...

Were Humans in Thailand Getting High Off Betel Nuts 4,000 Years Ago?

28 days ago

Scientists believe they have found the earliest biochemical evidence of people chewing...