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Scientists have designed an amplifier that can transmit 10 times more information per second than current fiber-optic systems can, which cou...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits...

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is nee...

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego.

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.

The patient was unknowingly infected with an abnormal protein that causes a rare, fatal neurological disease with no treatment.

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it.

Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all...

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists...

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Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

Mind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this dist...

Don't duck out on our bird quiz! Do you have a bird brain or are you as sharp as a raptor?

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

Dozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a l...

CDC and FDA officials are investigating the outbreak after 9 patients were hospitalized amid cucumber recall.

LMArena, a popular benchmark for large language models, has been accused of giving preferential treatment to AIs made by big tech firms, pot...

Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.

Researchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color perception to peop...

A retired researcher has detected an unusual pulse in the light of nearby stars while looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Al...

A gold ring with a red gemstone found in Israel dates to the Hellenistic period and may have been buried in a coming-of-age ritual.