An exquisitely preserved fossil from half a billion years ago has turned our understanding of spider evolution upside down. Scientists studying…

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A groundbreaking new study has revealed that your DNA may predict whether you’re likely to develop obesity—years before symptoms emerge. Using…

A single shot during pregnancy is proving to be a powerful shield for newborns against one of the most common and…

UMass Amherst microbiologist James Holden brings decades of expertise in rare microbes to a NASA mission searching for life on Jupiter’s…

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Astronomers have discovered a galaxy shaped like an infinity symbol that may contain the first directly observed newborn supermassive black hole.…