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DNA is nature's computing device. Unlike data centers, DNA is incredibly compact. These molecules package an entire organism's genetic blueprint into tiny but sophisticated structures inside each cell. Kept cold--say, in...

The person dubbed "the prophet of the Anthropocene" talks to Live Science about how they got this title, what the Anthropocene means, and why we need to stop trying to define when it started and accept that we've been in...

A sprawling research program aims to improve hurricane forecasts by collecting data at the chaotic interface of ocean and atmosphere

Forest loss is thought to have played a part in record low rainfall across South America this year, in a sign that environmental destruction is accelerating climate collapse

Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three long-duration moon missions may require it

Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities -- San Diego, Milan and Jakarta -- offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

A month-long study of a man's brain revealed that its volume consistently shrunk over the course of each day and then reset overnight.

Within the cycling realm, "to Everest" involves riding up and down the same mountain until your ascents total the elevation of Mt. Everest--8,848 meters.

Get the Nikon Z6 II plus accessories for $1,496.95 in this Adorama deal -- including 64GB card, carry case and more.

A new study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) proposes using gravitational wave detectors like LIGO to search for scalar field dark matter.

Indian authorities believe wolf attacks have killed 10 people in the Bahraich region of Uttar Pradesh in recent months, as fear and confusion grips local villages.

Researchers have identified 12 ancestral plant species from an early Eocene fossil assemblage in Tasmania that once formed part of a giant, circumpolar forest.

As a six-year investigation into the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica wraps up, the scientists involved are pessimistic for the future of this glacier and the consequences for sea level rise

New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.

AI development is accelerating -- with some scientists suggesting machines will be more intelligent than the smartest humans within the next few years.

Painting city roofs white could lower the temperature in London dramatically on the hottest days, new research suggests.

Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low gravity, and may pose a threat to astronauts