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For decades, butterfly houses have been a sort of therapy for insectophobes. But can they go any further?

If you consider how and where a diamond was formed, you end up with nine different kinds instead of one.

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Maternal mortalities in the early months of the pandemic could have come directly from the virus or the burdens it placed on the healthcare system.

After 40 years, Air Force pilots will finally get to test out some new brain buckets.

These supercomputers are three times faster than NOAA’s previous systems. Here’s what the agency plans to do with them.

Astronauts can glimpse pyrotechnics—but only if they get lucky.

Choose the best Alexa smart home gear to kickstart your crib’s automation.

Samples from the Curiosity rover reveal the same amount of organic carbon as some spots here on Earth.

Puerto Ricans facing the effects of hurricanes and power outages on their food supply are turning to farming.

Raider X is one of two candidates in the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. Here's how the machine is coming together right now.

Meet Chocolatey and never download an installer again.

The EPA's ability to combat carbon emissions has been seriously hindered.

Sleep is one of eight factors the American Heart Association highlights in its updated guide.

An ingredient in acne medication could counteract the mosquito-charming effect.

You’re perfect, you’re beautiful, you look like Linda Evangelista, you’re a model.

A mysterious fossil gap contains a hidden lesson about insect evolution.

Fido and Junior probably don't like explosions as much as you do.

A 'sentient' machine explores the difference between fluent language and fluent thought—and the consequences of confusing the two.

These are the concerns Amazon cited about its competitor in space.