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Cannibalism is more common in the animal kingdom than you might think.

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies--and increasingly by commercial companies--are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade. Most of these will i...

A house in Australia harbored more than 400 moths and butterflies, and hundreds of other species, including ones never documented before.

Using 3D printing and porous silicon, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed compact, visible wavelength achromats that are essential for miniaturized and lightweight optics. These high...

Scientists have offered a new explanation for why COVID-19 vaccines that contained adenoviruses carried a rare-but-serious risk of blood clotting.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Google's Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI Boom Will Knight | Wired “[Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis] was predictably effusive about Gemini, claiming it introduces new capabiliti...

Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill prey by biting the back of their necks with their huge teeth.

Only 1 in 10,000 people can recognize musical notes on the spot. Why?

There is some evidence that cannabis is an effective short-term pain-reliever but long-term users may experience more pain

Halley's Comet is predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.

Researchers developed a small molecule drug showing potential as a new treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). This research focuses on targeting the glutamate system rather than the immune system, differing from existing...