When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

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Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become ...

Archaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ...

A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other ...

The late-summer bloom of heather in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland coats the range in lovely purple flowers. Beekeepers ...

A peer-reviewed paper about Chinese startup DeepSeek's models explains their training approach but not how they work through ...

Irritability is a normal response to frustrations, but it can sometimes signal an underlying mental health disorder, like ...

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Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, ...