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Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.
"The results change the perception of who a Viking actually was," said project leader Professor Eske Willerslev.
An intriguing theory explains animals' magnetic sense.
Sharks fear killer whales. How does this impact the ecosystems they share?
Breakthrough technology uses multiplexing entanglement to make an ultra-secure quantum internet.
It will take a national effort to get it done. Here’s how. Over the past six months — a full half of a year — the United States has suffered more deaths and illnesses due […]
In his new book, "American Rule," Jared Yates Sexton hopes to overturn a centuries-long myth.
The 'Charleston Loophole' has likely allowed thousands of guns to end up in the hands of people who would have failed a federal background check.
A new study finds that starlet sea anemones have the unique ability to grow more tentacles when they've got more to eat.
Thought expriments are great tools, but do they always do what we want them to?
Insomnia is the product of mental or emotional pressure.
Stewart is supporting a new bill that aims to extend health care and disability benefits to veterans who served alongside burn pits.
Just because you have “star” in your name doesn’t mean you are one. When we think about the objects in our Universe, they fall into two categories: self-luminous objects, like stars, […]
What responsibility should government authorities and Big Tech take in policing the spread of sedition-oriented content?
The survey, performed by Morning Consult and commissioned by Amazon, found a majority of those job seekers want to move into new industries to stay relevant.
Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.
Psychedelics are going mainstream. Here's your reading list.
It’s massive, it’s transparent, and it’s ubiquitous. But so is our ignorance. When we look out at the Universe, we have two general ways to try and make sense of […]
Examining the differences between anxiety and COVID-19 symptoms and discussing the possibility of IAD (illness anxiety disorder) during a global pandemic.
Research from Ohio State finds that acetaminophen affects our emotions.