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More than 150 years after Darwin’s finches helped reshape biology, Galápagos plants are exposing another evolutionary surprise. Giant daisies repeatedly developed similar heat-tolerant leaf shapes
A fossil overlooked for nearly 80 years has revealed a previously unknown crocodile relative that lived 210 million years ago in what is now New
Astronomers may have been listening for alien civilizations in only a small slice of the radio spectrum while overlooking a largely unexplored range of higher
The Festival of the Unexceptional features 2,500 cars which were all manufactured between 25 and 50 years ago (Picture: Chris Lowndes/Cover Media) It’s the event
A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial found that silver diamine
Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity after consuming nutritious foods, but
A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb. Researchers propose combining microwave heating
“Features like this are a good reminder that email tends not to be terribly private to begin with,” one expert said.
The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under general anesthesia could still process language at
A new analysis has precisely dated paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume cave for the first time. Scientists discovered charcoal inside black pigments once thought to contain
You’ve probably seen it in your inbox before, but there’s a lot more you can do with the function than you think.
Hawaii researchers are giving old fishing nets and recycled plastic a second life by mixing them into asphalt roads. Early tests found these roads didn’t
Lake fly larvae plunge more than 200 meters into Lake Malawi each day to hide from predators, using tiny air sacs to control their depth.
Dreams are not random mental noise. A large study of more than 3,700 dream and waking reports found that what we experience during sleep is
