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The largest map of the universe, created with data from the James Webb Space Telescope, shows almost 800,000 galaxies crammed into a tiny piece of sky and spanning almost all of time.

Chimpanzees have been observed yawning and lying down after seeing a humanoid android mimic a yawning facial expression, indicating contagious yawning triggered by an artificial agent. This study is the first to show yaw...

Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are wee, coastal fish that look a bit like concerned strawberries, have a fluorescent glow and pack some serious body armor.

Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with 'food' could narrow the gap.

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 7) appeare...

A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.

A new workbook offers science-backed strategies to help individuals overcome chronic nightmares and insomnia. Using proven therapeutic approaches, it teaches readers how to rewrite distressing dreams and develop healthie...

There are multiple contenders for the title of best smeller, but no clear winner just yet.