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A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in…

Parents will fret, even among bugs. And even among bugs, it’s complicated. Ferociously protective parenting has evolved four times among…

The feelings, emotions and behaviors of people who lived in the past don’t leave a fossil record. But cultural artifacts,…

For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet by directly imaging it. The newfound…

About three quarters of babies born in the United States may not have enough friendly microbes in their guts to…

Receiving a sample collection kit by mail helped people who were behind on cervical cancer screening take part in this…

It’s the shot every squash player dreads and dreams of. In the sport, players take turns hitting a squishy ball…

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A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. A group of killer whales (Orcinus orca ater)…

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller.…