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The powerful space telescope used its potent infrared instruments to reveal unseen features from both Mars' surface and atmosphere.
Invertebrates are “the little things that run the world”. So researchers decided to count all the ants on Earth, to help monitor how they’re coping with environmental challenges.
Ultraprocessed? More like ultrabad.
While we don't exactly know why yet, regularly drinking tea can help prevent type 2 diabetes -- and the more you drink, the better.
In bird love, it pays to be bold.
It's a bandaid solution rather than a cure. However, there may come a time when we have no other choice.
Many companies in the US are literally turning virgin forests into toilet paper.
Study explores whether color is linked with trade of songbirds as pets.
Reproduction is at the very heart of evolution. So why has celibacy persisted for so long?
They have a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis
It belonged to a fish known as the Gogo.
Locals are chafing under a strict quarantine, and officials seem to want to keep it under wraps.
This isn't proof that Mars used to harbor life, but it does help support that hypothesis.
A collision with a former moon could explain Saturn's most iconic features.
The powerful new AI could be used to find new cures and high-tech biomaterials.
An entertaining parody event of the Nobel Prizes just awarded the prizes for the funniest but intriguing studies of the year.
Big tracts of Antarctica’s ice sheets could become a new source of sea level rise.
You’ve heard of Jurassic Park, but what about Jurassic barf?
This approach could be a complete game changer for cancer treatments.
Tidying up in space will take some impressive research.
It's a bit like speed dating.
The beauty industry as we know it is changing, and we owe it all to technology.
But it won't put tattoo artists out of business just yet.
The algorithm works best when used by historians.
People in Mali, Chad, Senegal and Uruguay eat healthier foods than those in the US and many European countries.
Continuing to use fossil fuels is becoming more and more expensive.
Flying cars? Not yet. Floating cars? Probably soon!
It's the most detailed view of this nebula we've ever seen.
It can work, but you need to do it with empathy.
Selecting foods with lower sodium content, such as those that are not ultra-processed, may help relieve bloating.
Locals in the Sydney area are having to come up with increasingly-creative ways to keep the birds out of their trash.
Medical science is making some incredible strides.
In the reproductive world of hyraxes, music matters a lot.
The move seeks to bring down the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and could affect millions of people.
When an influential queen went into mourning, the rich had to intermingle with the less rich -- which brought remarkable progress.
Ant feet are equipped with an array of tools – from retractable sticky pads to claws to special spines and hairs – enabling them to defy gravity and grip virtually any surface.
The bloc is targeting e-waste by extending the life of phones and tables.
This is bad news for everyone.
What was living like for the Mayans?
The tooth is almost two million years old.
These individuals met some untimely, unfortunate ends.
More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered and confirmed. But figuring out what they look like has been tricky.
Don't think of it as the hottest summer so far -- think of it as the coldest summer for the foreseeable future.
A Dutch startup will soon release a futuristic solar-powered car that can cover up to 44 miles (70 km) solely powered by the sun. If it's not too cloudy, that is.
Body plumbing sounds sci-fi, but we're slowly making it real.
These animals played a very important part in our history.
Livestock accounts for about 14% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions
After a 60-minute walk in nature, activity in brain regions involved in stress processing decreases.
This article is part of our Fossil Friday series, where we present exciting, recent findings from the world of paleontology -- on a Friday.
Even Elon Musk is tweeting about it.
