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Immune cells are gobbling up your tattoos, and yet still keeping them in place

Mar. 8, 2018
Gun violence studies show few causal relationships

Mar. 2, 2018
Satellites discover 1.5 million more penguins in Antarctica

Mar. 2, 2018
Californian ravens are a fusion of two different species

Mar. 2, 2018
Scientists haven’t seen a single baby right whale calf this season

Mar. 1, 2018
Warming seas may force king penguins to find a new home by 2100

Feb. 27, 2018
Ocean acidification is causing coral reefs to dissolve

Feb. 23, 2018
Stonehenge builders were replaced by wave of European migrants

Feb. 22, 2018
Drones best humans at birdwatching

Feb. 14, 2018
The origin of oranges (and lemons) is high in the Himalayas

Feb. 9, 2018
Millions of tons of trapped mercury could be released as world warms

Feb. 6, 2018
Scientists create a new form of matter—superionic water ice

Feb. 5, 2018
Dinosaur, mammal tracks discovered in NASA’s backyard

Feb. 1, 2018
Scientists urge United Kingdom to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent birth defects

Jan. 31, 2018
New species of ‘titanosaur’ unearthed in Egypt

Jan. 29, 2018
The universal language of lullabies and dance songs

Jan. 29, 2018
Will Earth’s ancient atmosphere provide the clues for alien life?

Jan. 26, 2018
New studies quadruple the window for stroke treatment

Jan. 25, 2018
Dolphins need to eat up to 25 kilograms of fish every day

Jan. 19, 2018
Why spike-tailed animals went the way of the dinosaurs

Jan. 18, 2018
These mummies shared a mommy, DNA reveals

Jan. 17, 2018
Astronomers find black hole buried in giant star cluster

Jan. 17, 2018
Flashy ‘rainbow’ dinosaur sported iridescent feathers

Jan. 16, 2018
Citizen scientists comb through data from distant stars, discover five planets

Jan. 12, 2018