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Sick kids can spread diseases in their households and classrooms.

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Margaret Floy Washburn overcame barriers in the male-dominated field of psychology. Learn how she established herself as the founding mother of comparative psychology.

A growing body of evidence points to MDMA’s therapeutic potential for managing an array of hard-to-treat conditions like PTSD and depression.

Play could help with natural selection.

Researchers examine rocks from before and after a major glaciation event called Snowball Earth to describe an evolutionary transition.

Help researchers understand the underpinnings of dog personality and behavior with these Citizen Science projects.

It's likely that not all dinosaurs went extinct.

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Researchers learn that the key element of the Neolithic monument didn’t hail from Wales, unlike similar components.

What is weather like on the moon? Studying the moon's extreme temperatures could help astronauts prepare for Mars.

From weight loss to boosting cognition, intermittent fasting may offer a natural approach to improving health for some.

Researchers take a new look at old walrus-like fossils and reclassify them based on skull, teeth, and jaws, rather than tusks.

Your pet may not be able to tell you that they are experiencing night terrors, but they will show you.

New findings are helping archaeologists clarify what we know about ancient South American civilizations.

"People are killing many types of sharks at unsustainable rates, mainly through overfishing."

The biological age in younger generations is aging faster than their predecessors. Find out what the health risks are and how we can mitigate this trend.

Psilocybin mushrooms have been approved for therapeutic use in Oregon and Colorado.

Studying rocks collected by the Apollo missions allowed scientists to break down the processes that formed the moon’s atmosphere.

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CT scans found no signs of trauma or heart disease in famous mummy — leaving the reason for her facial expression a mystery.

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Meet Fasolasuchus, a colossal Triassic predator that ruled before dinosaurs. Paleontologists uncover details about its fascinating lineage and unique evolutionary traits.

Climate change is putting parasites — the unseen pests running our planet — in peril, but a small band of scientists is fighting to save them from extinction.

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"These recent Icelandic eruptions have garnered attention from Earth scientists."

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A Youti yuanshi fossil shows the role fledgling nervous systems played in the evolution of arthropods.

Could we support life somewhere else in our universe? Researchers have identified some exoplanets that are promising.

As the iconic telescope faces more malfunctions, NASA is adjusting its operating system — and forgoing a repair mission.

This ancient creature preyed on amphibians and some of the first land herbivores that walked the Earth.

Quantum physicists have developed an algorithm that uses a single qubit to solve a problem that had previously needed thousands of them.

The 2024 Summer Olympics go for green as organizers try to slash their carbon footprint.

India’s landmark 2023 mission to the lunar south pole revealed the moon may be more habitable than we think.

Several processes can take most of the caffeine out of coffee.

The search for extraterrestrial life kicked off in the 1960s. The Kardashev Scale helps researchers figure out just how detectable that life might be.

Summer time means more frequent lightning strikes.

In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before. That's why astronaut health is more vital than ever.

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When it comes to vaccines and immune health, the results aren’t too good to be true.

Archeological databases are in need of a major update.

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Fossil dating back 237 million years shows reptile diversity before the Age of the Dinosaurs.