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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
Second ‘cured’ HIV patient goes public

Mar. 9, 2020
Whales strand more on days with higher solar activity

Feb. 27, 2020
This is the only known animal that doesn’t need oxygen to survive

Feb. 26, 2020
Researchers find new, promising antibiotic with help from AI

Feb. 21, 2020
Unusual Arctic warming explained by overlooked greenhouse gases

Jan. 21, 2020
Ancient viruses found in Tibetan glacier

Jan. 17, 2020
Human body temperature has declined steadily over the past 160 years

Jan. 10, 2020
This enormous ancient fish is officially extinct

Jan. 7, 2020
Hey mom, look at me! Garish coloring ensures these chicks get fed

Jan. 6, 2020
Light-hearted baseballs could explain surge in homers

Jan. 3, 2020
Ninety-nine percent of ocean plastic has gone missing

Jan. 3, 2020
Archaeologists unearth graves of ancient warrior women in Russia

Jan. 2, 2020
Watch a puffin use a tool—to scratch an itch

Dec. 30, 2019
U.S. West Coast waters are acidifying twice as fast as global average

Dec. 18, 2019
Scientists hope to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria by targeting their ‘alarm proteins’

Dec. 10, 2019
Scientists just found a planet circling a dead star

Dec. 5, 2019
Rising temperatures may be making birds smaller

Dec. 4, 2019
How good are you at reading your cat’s facial expressions?

Dec. 2, 2019
How slow can you go? A blue whale’s heart beats just twice a minute

Nov. 26, 2019
One-third of African tropical plant species could go extinct

Nov. 25, 2019