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Discover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really "domesticated" at all.

"The singularity is the most mysterious and problematic part of a black hole. It's where our concepts of space and time literally no longer...

Figure 02's human-like gait is the product of the company's simulated reinforcement learning system, and is just the beginning of its plans...

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye from the Southern...

Nitrogen comprises around 78% of Earth's atmosphere, so why do most lifeforms breathe oxygen?

On March 11, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a mysterious rock made of hundreds of tiny spheres that resemble spider eggs. Studying i...

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse a...

Everything you need to know to photograph a meteor shower, from choosing the right time to camera settings, and some advanced techniques for...

Female Asian hermit spiders gobble up their partners after mating, so males detach their penises and sometimes offer up an amputated leg to...

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may final...

Your pet's love of licking may come from their desire to nurse as a kitten.

March 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the...

Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.

Four trays and four staff found in Tutankhamun's burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings may have been used in an ancient Egyptian ritual,...

Scientists studying one of the earliest known galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that the universe's Era of Reionizati...

Here's the science behind the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday (March 28).

Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

The Alaskan Volcano Observatory has shared new images of plumes of gas streaming out of Mount Spurr, which scientists suspect will erupt in...

Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across f...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With i...

Scientists have developed an impossibly thin telescope lens that addresses a key astronomical challenge in a new study funded by NASA and DA...

A NASA map shows the regions across the Northern Hemisphere where this weekend's partial solar eclipse will be visible, how much of the sun...

After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards.

A budget smartwatch with a lightweight and stylish design that's let down by clumsy navigation and poor battery life.

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, res...