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Thanks to having the “chunkiest squid butt” ever seen on an ancient cephalopod, paleontologists have discovered a 160-million-year-old octopus cousin. The newly identified fossils are described by an ...

Many researchers contend that most human intoxicant use began with fermented alcoholic drinks, amid the rise of farming ...

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The author and and professional threat analyst discusses the novel's eerie COVID-19 parallels, science literacy, and more.

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With science operations now resumed, NASA believes Swift will reach an altitude 185 miles (300 kilometers) for the next one ...

Like humans, elephants are famously social creatures. But unlike teenage humans, Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) can think ...

Tyrannosaurus rex fossils are relatively common finds, with dozens of variously complete examples on display in museums around the world. But T. rex tracks? That’s an entirely different story. Even ...