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NASA’s InSight lander listened to Marsquakes for four years. The tremors revealed that Mars may have a solid inner core.
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro might lower people’s risk of developing certain cancers, especially ones linked to obesity.
The subatomic particles called neutrinos are famously elusive. But an unconventional trick could make a laser beam of the aloof particles.
Despite philosophical debates, colors like red may spark similar brain activity across individuals, new research suggests.
From salamanders to monkeys, many species get more violent at warmer temperatures — a trend that may shape their social structures as the world warms.
Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align in orderly bundles, preventing knots that could block reproduction.
Two hatchling pterosaurs with fractured arm bones point to ancient storms as the cause of mass casualties preserved in Germany’s Solnhofen Limestone.
The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal.
Mice treated with the protein, which is found in bacteria, quickly eliminated carbon monoxide from their body in their pee.
In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm cut a deadly swath through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, deluging coastal towns as surges of ocean water swept ...
A new analysis suggests that recent extinctions have been rare, limited mostly to islands and slowing. But others argue this is all just semantics.
Scientists report that targeting sugars on virus surfaces stopped multiple infections, though the approach needs much refinement before human trials.