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An international team of astronomers has conducted optical and near-infrared observations of a supernova designated SN ...
The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it's become cliché to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther ...
Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...
When prison inmates break the rules, they may be placed in solitary confinement—sometimes for 24, 48 or 72 hours. Although it ...
The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...
A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving ...
Any time you use a device to communicate information—an email, a text message, any data transfer—the information in that ...
The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent ...
Plants with more leaf surface area and complex shapes and forms, such as Polystichum vestitum (prickly shield fern), are more ...
Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics ...
A research team at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is the first ever to observe a beta-delayed neutron emission ...