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A new commentary blasts claims about Homo naledi featured in Netflix's "Unknown: Cave of Bones."

Scientists have created headphones that let users pick the sounds they want to listen to or block out, thanks to a new AI algorithm that could lead to "superhuman hearing".

The AI-powered personal trainer uses a camera to track your form and suggests adjustments and technique guidance to get the most from your workouts.

Quantum advantage is the milestone the field of quantum computing is fervently working toward, when a quantum computer can solve problems that are beyond the reach of the most powerful non-quantum, or classical, computer...

During ongoing excavations at Claterna, an ancient Roman site in Italy known as the "Pompeii of the North," archaeologists unearthed 3,000 coins and 50 gems.

Ultra-short laser pulses may allow us to measure entanglement in a way that answers questions about the quantum nature of the vacuum

Liftoff of SpaceX's enormous Starship is currently scheduled for Nov. 18, during a 20-minute window that opens at 8 a.m. ET.

Clouds of silicate sand exist high in exoplanet WASP-107b's atmosphere, new James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.

Researchers may have finally figured out how fast-spinning black holes lose energy in the form of enormous energy jets after taking a closer look at the supermassive black hole M87*.

Magma building beneath Iceland may break through the surface in a volcanic eruption, sending lava flows toward the Blue Lagoon, the Svartsengi geothermal power plant and the town of Grindavík.

To make a cake delightful even when eggs aren't in attendance, it is important to account for all the roles that they play in cake batters

Some preschool children in Canada scored higher on cognitive skills tests during the pandemic than those tested before covid-19 emerged, possibly because their parents were at home more

Open-shell singlet (OS) diradicals are important building blocks for functional molecular materials, with a large number of pioneering works by researchers advancing their development and applications across various fiel...

A smart pill can accurately monitor your breathing and heart rate from inside your gut, which may be useful for detecting sleep apnoea

Cannabis does strange things to our sense of time passing, possibly by over-exciting neurons in a brain region that helps regulate our body clock

Cognitive scientists used the British TV show "Mastermind" to study human physiology under high-stress conditions, impossible to replicate in a lab. Analyzing contestants' blinking patterns, the researchers gained insigh...

People who tested positive for the virus behind genital herpes tended to have reduced thickness of their outermost brain layer, which has been linked to Alzheimer's disease

The Leonids are known for their bright, fast-moving meteors. The shower will peak on 17 and 18 November and can be seen from anywhere in the world

Dolphins in Koombana Bay, Western Australia, have learned how to raid crab pots being used for bait and remove the hooks, footage has revealed.

Megaliths, or huge stones, were used for thousands of years to build monuments, and they were far more colourful than you might think - the most common pigments used to decorate them came from reddish cinnabar and ochre

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen hydrothermal vent teeming with life off the Galápagos Islands by following a long trail of squat lobsters.

Stress hormone measurements highlight the poor welfare of monkeys trained to perform for the public in street shows, but social conditions make it challenging to end the practice