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Searching for E.T. is full of disappointments.

Let’s have a round of ‘apaws’ for Bolt the German shorthaired pointer.

A single day was the difference between success and disaster.

Marine biologists are studying the Atlantic’s whale sharks to understand their gathering spots.

Cheers to a tasty, cool drink!

By 2011, the iPhone was already a photographic force to be reckoned with, but the 4S era was a huge step toward its current dominance.

Seeing this hunger stone in the Danube River is not a good sign.

The lampshade-sized robot comes with a simulated twin that uses reinforcement learning to acquire new skills.

Engineers designed three different robot fish to explore different bodies of water.

Here’s how to keep kids safe.

Imagine shared sponges, open seating, rats, and the occasional burst of fire.

Over 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear were buried in Switzerland in the name of science.