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Humans in teams contribute less, the bigger the team—but not weaver ants.

Your freezer’s ice maker called. It’s jealous of this gadget and its limited-time discount.

It’s not the 1990s. It’s time to shelve these urban legends.

Law & Otter has debuted in Florida.

Over 500 robots competed in soccer, boxing, and running. In many cases, gravity was the real winner.

New analysis of a famed Oldowan toolkit pushes back the timeline by 600,000 years.

These discounted bird feeders turn your backyard into an HD nature channel.

Frozen mice stem cells that were aboard the ISS for six months can produce healthy offspring.

One adventurous young bird crossed 10 states and four Canadian provinces before settling down.

The ancient Ayuvedic herb is trending—but the science is more nuanced.

From a humpback whale in Norway to a camouflaged frog in India.

Doctors say the patient swapped out sodium chloride for sodium bromide.

Space gets violent when two massive cosmic objects collide.

Researchers found a way to make ice travel across metal—no wind, slope, or human help required.

If you’ve been waiting to buy the TikTok-famous ice-cream machine, this is the time to grab it—at a price that undercuts Amazon.

Feces with a ‘fire engine red worm’ inside is actually a good thing.

Project Chariot intended to detonate six bombs to build a harbor.

Whether you're a serious hiker or just looking for a new back-to-school backpack, REI has Osprey bags on sale to fit the bill.

The somewhat convincing, life-sized decoy can monitor herds where humans can't.

Sex reversal may be more common in wild birds than we thought.