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Imagine assisting astronomers with classifying galaxies, observing solar storms, or finding new planets—all in the comfort of your home.

Evidence that people used fire one million years ago during the Stone Age has been uncovered in South ...

Massive bursts of solar wind and magnetic fields from the Sun can cause huge sunquakes, according to new ...

Imagine an ultra lightweight material so buoyant that a one-pound boat constructed from it could carry 1,000 pounds–equivalent ...

Trees may carry ions in water to the leaves and release them into the atmosphere, according to a ...

The emerald-cut galaxy is extremely unusual as most galaxies exist in three forms: disc-like, spheroidal, or lumpy and ...

Research finds that bacteria may communicate with one another and make decisions based on game theory.

Parapsychological phenomena may not be at odds with conventional science.

The social interactions of brown mouse lemurs can be monitored by mapping the transfer of tagged lice.

Recent research finds a correlation between years of meditation and brain cortex folding.

This new picture of the sky contains over 200,000 galaxies as seen by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

Noise pollution can have a ripple effect on plants if it affects the animal vectors that aid plant ...

New research suggests that traveling faster than light-speed through space could annihilate your destination.

As solar systems develop around young stars, exoplanet “pileups” and “deserts” may result from the generation of specific ...

Researchers found that recall of details of an incident was impaired in officers who had engaged in intense ...

The 10-inch eyes of giant squid may enable them to detect sperm whales from afar in the deep ...

Growing galaxies switched from guzzling gas to consuming smaller galaxies about 3 to 5 billion years after the ...

Spending long amounts of time in space may affect your vision and other parts of your brain, according ...

Scientists found that bees from colonies where the queen mates with multiple males have more beneficial bacteria in ...

Researchers found that some bees have novelty-seeking personalities.

The pigeon-sized dinosaur Microraptor had glossy blue-black feathers, and probably used them for social signaling, according to new ...

Sawfish use their long, toothed “noses” or rostra to both sense and strike their prey.

"Rejoice when other scientists do not believe what you know to be true. It will give you extra ...

A special protein in the stinging cells of aquatic polyps called hydras allows these little creatures to detect ...

This summer, archaeologists will excavate the city of Azekah in Israel, the location of the legendary battle between ...

As an adult, Tyrannosaurus rex had the most powerful bite of all terrestrial animals, living or extinct, according ...

Research finds that mothers with low vitamin D levels are more likely to have children who have language ...