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Forensic failures have led to innocent people being wrongly jailed, highlighting the need for improvements in police lineups, fingerprinting, and…
A single-celled protist, Lacrymaria olor, uses a helix of pleats folded like origami to extend its neck up to 30…
Horse domestication goes back about four millennia, with horses being domesticated twice by different groups of people. Genetic data suggest…
China made history by collecting samples from the farside of the moon through the Chang’e-6 mission, providing scientists with opportunities…
A series of explosive eruptions in 2018 from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea may have been caused by a unique mechanism…
In May, one of the strongest displays of auroras in centuries occurred worldwide, caused by a barrage of solar flares…
Thomas Cech’s new book delves into the fascinating world of RNA, exploring its importance and the scientists who have dedicated…
The validity of the long-standing assumption that male mammals tend to be larger than females was questioned in a recent…
Nancy Shute, editor-in-chief of Science News Media Group, has an extensive background in journalism, having previously worked at NPR, US…
Researchers have discovered evidence that Earth may have had freshwater as early as 600 million years after the planet formed,…
Genes from animals can be combined with genes from bacteria to create DNA “chimeras,” which are molecules consisting of genes…
The article highlights the unique phenomenon of periodical cicadas in North America, specifically the synchronized mass mating frenzies of the…