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Incredible Footage of the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland

The eruption in Iceland may look beautiful, but what is happening just below the...

High-Flying Frigate Birds Collect Data from the Top of ...

Scientists accidentally discovered a new way of monitoring the Earth’s planetary...

Reindeer Chew Their Food While Napping

Brain wave studies suggest that when it comes to eating and sleeping, reindeer m...

Inside Mathematicians' Search for the Mysterious 'Einst...

The quest for the einstein tile—a shape never seen before in mathematics—turned ...

You Can Literally Sniff Out Other People's Inner Feelings

Scents are not only important in our relationship to food and the natural world....

The 6 Most Intriguing Things We Learned about Pet Cats ...

In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despi...

The Most Important Unsolved Problem in Computer Science

Here’s a look at the million-dollar math problem at the heart of computation

How to Avoid Holiday Hangovers

The holidays are a time for indulgence, but there are ways to drink alcohol with...

Octopuses Are Colorblind. Here's How They See the World

Cephalopods have developed unique visual systems to deal with their underwater w...

The Winter Solstice Has a Surprising Secret

How can the December solstice have the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Antarctic Octopus Holds Secrets of Prehistoric Ice Loss...

As the climate crisis continues, sooner or later the massive West Antarctic Ice ...

Sniffing Women's Tears Makes Men Less Aggressive

For the first time, researchers have used behavioral measures, brain imaging and...

Sorry, It's $15 to Drive into Midtown Manhattan

The first U.S. congestion pricing program, starting in New York City as soon as ...

See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number

The larger a cell type is, the rarer it is in the body—and vice versa—a new stud...

Masking Even Some of the Time This Winter Could Help Pr...

Experts weigh in on how you can navigate social gatherings and travel as respira...

Two Private U.S. Moon Landers Prepare for Historic Laun...

The first vehicles to fly under NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative will aim to...

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