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In a new study, US researchers shed light on what they call an "explosion" of animal color signals over the past 100 million ...

In the waters around Antarctica, decades ago, humans heard a strange sound: a repeating noise that sounded like the quacking of a duck, if the duck was a giant kraken.

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

There's value in hitting your deadlines, a new study shows: work submitted late is often thought to be of lower quality, even ...

For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo ...

For the first time, physicists have transformed a quantum processor into a state of matter that seems to defy physics, a ...

If someone's heart suddenly stops beating, they may only have minutes to live. Doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resusciation) can increase their chances of survival. CPR makes sure blood keeps pumping, ...

While humans have been making their mark on the surfaces of this Earth for at least tens of thousands of years, it's ...

Determining the passage of time in our world of ticking clocks and oscillating pendulums is a simple case of counting the ...

Mold growth in your home can be unsettling. Blackened spots and dusty patches on the walls are signs that something is amiss, ...

A rare and potentially fatal skin infection with nightmarish outcomes may soon have a cure.