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China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.

The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government space agencies

Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.

An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.

Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history.

"Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a careful path through it. Every menstruation is testament to it. It is partly why menopause exists, ...

The Earth's core may be much younger than previously thought.

Sept. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

A new study suggests that mindfulness meditation influences how the brain perceives pain in ways that are distinct from the placebo effect.