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Lightning bolts can be deadly or destructive, but some researchers propose they might also have supplied essential elements for the first…

A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…

Scientists showed bacteria in the guts of mice regulate production of the pleasure-inducing chemical dopamine during exercise.

On January 15th, 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai violently erupted, spewing an immense plume of ash and gas into…

Scientists devised a new method for converting energy from evaporation into electricity, using sustainable microbial biofilms. This device…

In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…

Scientists recently tested new solids for cheaper and safer capture of carbon dioxide from internal combustion engines. This technology…

Plastics are ideal for use in household and industrial products because they are strong and elastic, but these properties also make them…

Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.

Mosquitoes’ brains uniquely respond to a special blend of compounds found in human body odor, allowing them to track us by smell.