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Three dozen alien civilizations may be advanced enough to communicate with us

Jun. 15, 2020
Rodent brains reveal triggers of hibernation

Jun. 12, 2020
Earth’s species disappearing at an alarming rate

Jun. 4, 2020
Watch an example of chimpanzee ‘culture,’ as one fishes for termites

May. 28, 2020
Our Moon is not as ‘dry’ as we thought

May. 8, 2020
Herpes virus can trigger Alzheimer’s, brain tissue study suggests

May. 7, 2020
Cancer drug dampens intrusive thoughts in men with pedophilic disorder

May. 1, 2020
Deadly livestock disease may have spread through infected bull semen

Apr. 30, 2020
This giant dino may have been the first to adapt to an aquatic lifestyle

Apr. 29, 2020
Mushrooms give plants the green light to glow

Apr. 28, 2020
‘Helmeted frog’ fossils unearthed in Antarctica

Apr. 23, 2020
An alien world has suddenly gone missing

Apr. 21, 2020
Flamingos have friends, enemies, and even romantic trysts, 5-year study reveals

Apr. 14, 2020
This is the brightest supernova ever seen

Apr. 13, 2020
Longest deep-sea animal spotted off Australian coast

Apr. 10, 2020
Love the smell of wet earth after rain? So do these strange creatures

Apr. 9, 2020
Great Barrier Reef experiences massive coral bleaching

Apr. 8, 2020
Why hand-reared butterflies don’t do as well as their wild kin

Apr. 8, 2020
Atomic bomb dating reveals true age of whale sharks

Apr. 8, 2020
This is the first ever close-up of a black hole’s ‘cosmic fire hose’

Apr. 7, 2020
Scientists use lidar to map a forgotten Nazi concentration camp off the coast of France

Apr. 2, 2020
Lab-grown meat is starting to feel like the real deal

Apr. 2, 2020
Cats can get the new coronavirus, but no evidence that they spread it to humans

Apr. 1, 2020
GPS on the Moon? It can work

Mar. 19, 2020