For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

The decorated Olympic skier has had numerous injuries and a partial knee replacement but still plans to go for the gold at ...

A termite starts at the center of the face of any one of the edge cubes and bores a path that takes it through every cube ...

Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way ...

The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than ...

Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but ...

After 25 years, Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider—the U.S.’s largest particle collider—has ...

Many different bird species have been affiliated with the Seattle Seahawks’ mascot, but none is technically a “seahawk” ...

From vegetation scans to 360-degree smoke detectors, new tools are trying to shine a light on the most dangerously dark areas ...

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