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It's time we gave seagrass the credit it's due. This hero of a plant protects coastlines, stores vast amounts of carbon and ...

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Researchers in Taiwan have developed a cell-free extracellular matrix material from axolotl skin that helped mouse burn ...

From detecting the ripples of colliding black holes to imaging individual chemical bonds, mechanical transducers have ...

It is important that teachers and students are aware of and understand the major shortcomings of technology, state Norwegian ...

An enigmatic new species of wormlion fly, whose larvae construct clever pitfall traps to capture prey, has been revealed in a ...

A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or ...

For conservation and the management of human–wildlife conflicts, it is of great interest to know which species are eaten by ...

For five years now, a distinctive green laser beam has been shining at night up to 30 kilometers (19 miles) above the harbor ...

Researchers at Oregon State University have potentially found a new way to treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer, ...

You're the grillmaster at the annual family Fourth of July barbecue, and you're sweating bullets standing over the grill in ...