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The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of ...

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the darling of high-energy astrophysics. Famed for providing unequaled x-ray views of ...

For spinning spheres, centrifugal force is maximized at the equator, where the rotational speed is highest. The amount of the ...

Examining body camera videos at scale reveals racial differences in how police treat drivers during traffic stops—and what ...

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

A mysterious electromagnetic mechanism may be more important than the firing of neurons in our brain to explain our awareness ...

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...

Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat ...

A Biden administration proposal that would require employers to provide cooling measures under extreme heat conditions may be ...

Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as ...