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A new analysis of this 400,000-year-old skull fills in missing branches on the elephant evolutionary tree.

Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans.

B. kirki, B. picardi, B. siskoi, B. janewayae, B. archeri, B. pikei, and B. burnhamae live in Madagascar's rainforests.

We have a four-time champion in this annual gigantic gourd competition.

What’s old is new again with this continuation, meticulously designed crafted just like the original.

Goodbye, boring green grass. Hello, pollinator-friendly flowers.

What makes these wildfires especially dangerous and uncontrollable?

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Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.

BOO! Get off my jack-o'-lantern.

New research shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic.

A curious leopard seal, a big cat chilling like a house cat, and a hawk's evening meal.

Mycelium can plan and strategize based on their surroundings, even without brains.

'It would be very inconvenient for us if we were being repeatedly blasted by supernovae.'

There’s no need to build a better mouse trap when these already exist.

Irregular, biomimetic architecture inspired by insects could make buildings stronger.

"Ultimately, the Era 100 is the smart speaker I've listened to the most over the past year."

Scientists used tiny DNA fragments to identify the prey of the Tsavo 'man-eaters.'

When it comes to bidet attachments, we’ll tell you who takes the crown and owns the throne.

The aurora was visible in regions that don't normally see it due to a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm on the sun.