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Entomologists have assembled an unprecedented digital archive of ants using cutting-edge X-ray technology and artificial intelligence. The project, dubbed Antscan, encompasses over 790 species...

For millennia, humans have intentionally reshaped their bodies—not just for survival, but for cultural inclusion, personal expression, and marking life...

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries are rapidly emerging as a potential successor to lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, particularly for large-scale applications. While Li-ion...

A landmark assessment of the United States’ natural ecosystems, previously suppressed under the Trump administration, has been independently released by scientists this week. The...

NASA has announced a major restructuring of its Artemis program, shifting the timeline for crewed lunar landings and prioritizing incremental...

Spreading crushed silicate rocks on farmland has emerged as a potentially significant tool for carbon removal, with estimates suggesting it...

March offers a dynamic display of planets, with Venus returning to visibility, Jupiter dominating the night sky, and Saturn making...

A spacecraft en route to Jupiter has provided a rare glimpse of a comet originating from outside our solar system....

The increasing convergence of wildfire seasons worldwide is poised to severely limit the ability of nations to share crucial firefighting resources, such as personnel...

NASA is fundamentally reshaping its Artemis program, shifting focus from a near-term crewed lunar landing to a more frequent launch...

A newly discovered, nearly complete 90-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from Patagonia, Argentina, is forcing scientists to rethink the evolutionary history of...

For decades, headlines have flashed with extraterrestrial curiosities: potential life on distant planets, ancient signs on Mars, even near-miss asteroid threats. Yet, these events...

Tens of thousands of years ago, as Homo sapiens spread into Eurasia, they encountered Neanderthals, their close evolutionary cousins. Interbreeding...

Mosquitoes have been feeding on human blood for at least 1.6 million years, long before modern Homo sapiens even existed. A new genetic analysis...

A daring mission concept proposes using a high-risk, high-reward maneuver – a solar Oberth effect burn – to intercept the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday the immediate resignation of Dr. Ralph Abraham, its principal deputy...

For over a millennium, a practice known as foot-binding—or chanzu in Chinese—shaped the lives of women in dynastic China. It...

A sun-like star in its final stages of life is shedding its outer layers in a dramatic display captured by...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered 70 ancient, dusty...

This week's science headlines include alarming new findings on the long-term genetic consequences of the Chernobyl disaster, promising research on dementia prevention, cutting-edge hair...