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More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock market debut, crowning a unique ...

Before testing new therapies in animals, researchers now have a more efficient starting point—lab-grown canine muscle cells ...

It's an insect everybody loves to hate. Pesky mosquitoes will be out in swarms as the weather warms up across the U.S.—and their bites aren't just itchy. They can transmit pathogens that can cause ...

Most people have experienced a heat wave on land. But heat waves can strike in the ocean too. And as the planet continues to ...

Long before vertebrates walked on land, millipedes had the place to themselves. Hundreds of millions of years before ...

Pets form an important part of many people's lives, providing meaningful companionship. However, our pets can sometimes also be a source of unwelcome pathogens and diseases, particularly if they ...