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The rare marsupials lived around 80,000 years ago.

You don't have to pay extra to back up your priceless photos and videos.

Tests during the recent lunar mission proved that a specially designed solar array could help power long-distance space flights.

DOD staffers have pushed back on Google's mission for exclusive access to veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies, and slices of organs.

Researchers used computational analysis to study the paradise tree snake's gliding techniques for potential robot guidance.

Forabot’s job is to image, ID, and categorize the tiny shells left behind by marine organisms called foraminiferas.

The Perseverance rover used the first working microphone on the Red Planet's surface to pick up the extraterrestrial whirlwind.

Nearly 200 lasers fired at a tiny bit of fuel to create a gain in energy, mimicking the power of the stars.

The former cryptocurrency wunderkind was arrested in the Bahamas and likely faces extradition to the US.

Climate change-induced storms and drought have damaged crop yields across the western states.

The Moroccan desert was once a sea filled with free-swimming arthropods.

The highest note ever hit, space roar, ultrasound machine frequencies, and other phenomena of sound.

The wrong laundering choices can ruin your rain gear.

The power of 'worm charming' remained a mystery—until a biologist took a page out of Darwin's book.

One in three stillbirths goes unexplained, leaving parents desperate for information. Many doctors don’t perform autopsies or tests that could offer insight.

Quadcopter drones are popular for commercial use, but the military wants to make a more cyber-secure version.

Ships often rely on copper-based antifouling paints to stave off barnacles. A new study demonstrates how a silicone alternative can be both more effective and greener.

The farming calendar could accurately track seasons and leap years.

By capturing nitrogen from wastewater, we can avoid the energy-intensive production of ammonia.

Mauna Loa began spewing molten rock at the end of November for the first time in almost 40 years.