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The actor played a sentient chatbot in Sam Altman's favorite movie 'Her.'

The European Space Agency thinks the object was likely a comet.

Researchers smashed an asteroid with a spacecraft. From the aftermath, they are learning how to better protect Earth.

Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.

By adapting a DNA-based age estimation technique, scientists have a new way to figure out the ages of wild dolphins.

The company ended the project less than a year after it started.

Researchers say their new algorithm trained on a database of various TV show clips can detect sarcasm 75% of the time.

Ecologists don’t agree on what makes for the healthiest lawn. And restoring biodiversity requires more than doing less.

The question remains: Do you want to see my face?

The first patient's device partially 'retracted' shortly after surgery.

The red planet could see two-and-a-half times more close encounters with asteroids than Earth.

The proposed 'Ahramat' branch may have aided construction and trade.

NASA thinks the ‘Flexible Levitation on a Track’ (FLOAT) idea has potential, and wants to see more.

The indirect energetic costs of reproduction across the animal kingdom have been underestimated, a new analysis finds.

Scientists are starting to think about parasites as forces for good.

The saga of Clarence Hiskey, a chemist employed by the Manhattan Project, and Arthur Adams, a spy-runner, has largely fallen down a memory hole.

Everything you need to know about the flush-free alternative.

‘The future of prescribed medication lies in a personalized approach.’