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Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our ...

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Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Two research teams have independently created devices within which sound waves could be separated by frequency, creating the ...

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An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, according ...

The standard model of physics is one of the most successful scientific theories in existence, but do we need it all?

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