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‘Perhaps people choose mentally effortful activities despite the effort, not because of it.’

To move the drugs forward, manufacturers may need to follow the agency’s advice for elevating the quality of evidence.

The Tandy TRS-80 Pocket Computer was nicknamed the 'Trash-80.'

Contaminants can alter plant odors and warp insects’ senses, disrupting the process of pollination.

A floating mishmash of rubber, fiberglass, paper mache, and a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

It's not 'House of the Dragon,' but it is a dancing aurora that resembles the mythical beast's head.

New TVs look great out of the box, but they look even better when you calibrate them correctly.

The summer blockbuster raises big questions about climate adaptation. It just doesn’t have good answers.

You don't need garden beds to plant your own berries, nuts, mushrooms, or medicinals.

Clover is more drought and heat tolerant than grass, but that's not all to consider.

A 'happy accident' holds clues to combatting increasingly resistant strains.

The lunar exosphere contains alkali metals and is constantly replenished by micrometeorite impact.

Avoid the portal to nowhere.

The nation's FIFA 2034 World Cup bid book features some extremely wild architecture.

Pakudyptes hakataramea lived about 24 million years ago in present day New Zealand.

For years, evidence has grown that school BMI screenings aren’t helpful and can even be harmful. Why do they persist?

New scans may alter the definition of a 'good' mummification.

This spiny slug may have been one of the first mollusks to crawl around Earth.

The announcement arrives barely a month after McDonald’s scrapped a similar, disastrous attempt.

NASA scientists observe evidence of a 'metallicity cliff' for the first time.