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New discoveries challenge old ideas about the earliest alphabets.

Five researchers have been jointly awarded one of this year's Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences for their contributions to the developmen...

A spiral galaxy known as NGC 4945 exhibits powerful winds of material blowing from the supermassive black hole located at its core in a new...

Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new prepr...

A smart, stylish and affordable sonic toothbrush with impressive battery life and advanced features.

If humans had a similar body ratio to the northern giant mouse lemur, their testicles would be the size of grapefruits.

A new full-body reconstruction depicts a warrior wearing armor and holding weapons, all of which were found in a 4,000-year-old burial in Si...

Female kangaroos have one tail, two feet and three vaginas when they're giving birth.

The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your informat...

April 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the...

What are the blue blobs washing up on California beaches? What to know about these strange sea creatures.

Huge outpourings of magma accompanied the split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago.

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain...

The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska during a sudden a...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, according to ne...

When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the pro...

A man in his early 20s received a transplant of his own sperm-producing stem cells, which had been frozen since his childhood, in an attempt...

SpaceX's Starship has been awarded a NASA contract that will allow it to be considered for future missions. However, recent explosive tests...

A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time after reproducing with a male of the same a...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex...

The best image-stabilized binoculars provide a clear and steady view.

The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision t...

The Acer Swift Go 14 AI offers great battery life but won't otherwise blow you away.

Test your knowledge of the secrets of snakes in this quiz.

The innovative SwitchBot air purifier table is a game-changer for pet owners.