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Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euph...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting pla...

Researchers 3D-printed a model penis that could successfully become erect just like the natural version, parts of which were then implanted...

A second person has reportedly died of a measles infection, this time in New Mexico, as the virus continues to spread in the United States.

Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surroun...

Scientists have built the first networked quantum computer using photons, demonstrating that room-temperature modules can be connected and s...

The skeleton of a Stone Age child discovered in Thailand is rewriting what experts know about the prehistory of the area.

Sea ice cover dropped to a record low across February 2025 as global warming continues to breach the 1.5 C Paris Agreement target, according...

An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda ga...

Expect an uptick in aurora sightings near the spring equinox on March 20, as celestial geometry swings in favor of geomagnetic disturbances.

Different versions of a gene called ACE2 affect how well the placenta grows during pregnancy, a laboratory study finds.

The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests that the "memory" of ancient events, such as black hole mergers, may be etched into the fab...

Patients with PFIC develop liver failure as a result of a buildup of a digestive fluid known as bile.

Archaeologists have found a hoard of 2,600-year-old jewelry at Karnak Temple in Egypt.

New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.

A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning or bacterial m...

The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.

Colossal scientists just created "woolly mice" in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be...

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like forc...

The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there?

AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum comm...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to get the best v...

A more than 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden isn't a Viking vessel after all, scientists have found.