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Science
The Anthropocene epoch that isn’t – what the decision not to label a new geological epoch means for Earth’s future
For almost 15 years, scientists have debated whether the Anthropocene should be...
New journey begins for fourth phase of China's lunar exploration program
On March 20, China sent a new relay satellite into space to provide Earth-Moon...
Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath of mass extinction
It may be hard to imagine, but once upon a time, dinosaurs didn’t dominate their...
A solar eclipse and a black hole can both bend light
During night-like conditions created during the totality of a solar eclipse, like...
Why we need to rethink what we know about dust
You may think of dust as an annoyance to be vacuumed and disposed of, but actually,...
Total eclipse, partial failure: Scientific expeditions don’t always go as planned
For centuries, astronomers have realized that total solar eclipses offer a valuable...
A rare condition makes other people’s faces look distorted. Why a new case is important
If you’ve seen portraits painted by Pablo Picasso or Francis Bacon, you might not...
NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in...
DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish...
Gut microbiome: meet Klebsiella pneumoniae – an opportunistic pathogen that is harmless to some, but causes severe disease in others
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common species of bacteria found in our bodies – and...
If brain transplants like the one in Poor Things were possible – this is how they might work
The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable...
Gut microbiome: meet Roseburia intestinalis — the energy-producing bug that helps us fight diseases
The hundreds of species of microorganisms that comprise the microbiome all have...
Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out
For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication....
We went looking for glowing interstellar gas – and stumbled on 49 unknown galaxies
Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space. Astronomers...
Thin, bacteria-coated fibers could lead to self-healing concrete that fills in its own cracks
Some say there are two types of concrete – cracked and on the brink of cracking....