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‘​​The more flaps you add to the front of the wing, the higher the performance benefit.’

Look into the eyes of spiders, snakes, and a baby manatee.

Lomankus edgecombei and other arthropods are ‘like a biological Swiss army knife.’

The dogs' noses and their ability to navigate snowy terrain can expedite recovery missions.

Machine learning systems—powered by new data—are taking some of the guesswork out of maritime safety.

Experts long wondered how Lady Chenet-aa was placed in her cartonnage.

The coin from 1975 was kept in storage for 40 years.

A new hypothesis argues the romantic gesture had utilitarian purposes for our early ancestors.

Cast your vote in the Bureau of Land Management’s spooky annual competition.

You don't have to wait until a major shopping holiday to get a great deal.

From tiny jellyfish to one-ton sharks, some animals subvert scientific expectations about aging and death.

Here's how 'nonlinear noise' makes our hearts pound.

These travel telescopes will help you take your stargazing with you no matter how far you roam from home.

Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say.

Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.

The lightweight in-tire system can tell the car how to react for safety and efficiency. 

If you're stranded without a signal, here's what to do.

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Nearly 50 years ago, the Polavision camera blended the company's revolutionary instant film with on-demand home video.

The history behind the stereoscopic specters.