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Hardy lichens don’t actually predate plants

Nov. 20, 2019
Company claims signs of success with CRISPR-edited stem cell transplants for two genetic diseases

Nov. 19, 2019
Dude. Honey bees ‘surf’ on waves they make themselves

Nov. 19, 2019
Apes may have started to walk on two legs millions of years earlier than thought

Nov. 8, 2019
We didn’t start the fire—it was the invasive grasses

Nov. 7, 2019
Universe could loop back on itself, study of ancient light suggests

Nov. 7, 2019
Voyager 2 probes the edge of interstellar space

Nov. 5, 2019
The fastest ant in the world could hit 200 meters per second—if it were as big as a human

Oct. 31, 2019
Study shows testosterone boosts athletic performance in women

Oct. 17, 2019
Many state birds may flee their home states as planet warms

Oct. 10, 2019
Pigs caught on video using tools for the first time

Oct. 7, 2019
What made T. rex’s bite so ferocious?

Sep. 27, 2019
Your tea could contain billions of plastic particles

Sep. 26, 2019
Here’s how much a whale is worth to economists

Sep. 25, 2019
Why did a 420,000-year-old human ancestor collect feathers in Israel?

Sep. 25, 2019
Watch an elusive pangolin slurp up supper—from the world’s first ‘pango-cam’

Sep. 23, 2019
How do fish-cleaning shrimp avoid becoming meals? They do a little dance

Sep. 19, 2019
AI can scramble your face to shield you from recognition programs

Sep. 17, 2019
Every beach’s sand has its own unique sound ‘signature’

Sep. 16, 2019
Possible second visitor from another star sighted

Sep. 13, 2019
New study reveals risks of transgender ‘conversion therapy’

Sep. 12, 2019
Meet the ‘giant flying murder head,’ a frightening prehistoric flyer

Sep. 11, 2019
Is the Loch Ness monster just a big eel?

Sep. 6, 2019
Holes in Tyrannosaurus rex’s skull probably kept its brain cool

Sep. 4, 2019