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In the trolley problem, you are asked whether you would kill one person to save five. Something odd happens when the problem ...

The buried structures are found under a deposit known as the Margin unit, rich in magnesium carbonates. The team found that the buried structures suggested multiple erosional and depositional episodes ...

A fresh look at data from the first two years of the pandemic suggests 19 percent more deaths occurred than were officially ...

It's perfect timing on the Sun's part, as the aurorae will match the bump in visibility we get at the equinox.

Birch tar was among the most useful materials available to prehistoric humans and was primarily used as a glue to bind stone ...

Agriculture changed the human story forever, jetpacking our species into an era of unprecedented growth and complexity. But the shift from wandering hunter-gatherer to settled far ...

Two fossil skulls found in central China are prompting fresh debate over when they lived – and where they belong in the human family tree.

These clumps of cells are a far cry from what most of us picture as a robot, but they could one day be useful due to their mysterious healing properties.

The plastic crisis has inspired a search for organisms capable of safely breaking down various forms of artificial material currently polluting land and water. So many different t ...