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An international team of astronomers has discovered a new Earth-like planet, known as HD 40307g,…
Archaeologists have discovered some new stone blades from a cave in South Africa that seem…
Scientists at MARUM and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology explore the unique diets…
The extinct genus Smilodon encompasses three species, and they are part of North American’s vanished…
A newly published study found that a diet heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods…
Researchers have developed a lab-made material that can move itself using the building blocks found…
A team of scientists and engineers report that within a nanometer-scale device, visible light can…
The above composite image of star cluster Cygnus OB2, which is located about 5,000 light-years…
This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a new database known as…
The spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is a little-known species of beaked whales. They were first…
The world’s most powerful laser ignition facility is set to emphasize its nuclear weapons research…
A national marine survey of China’s marine resources paints a disturbing portrait of its current…
A photon can act as a particle one moment, following a well-defined path like a…
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a team of scientists measured changes in brain activity after…
Researchers have developed a genetically modified tomato that produces a certain peptide which will lower…
In a new study, an international team of scientists established that the rate of star…