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The patient: An 82-year-old woman in Bologna, ItalyThe symptoms: The woman was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain that had worsened over the previous four…
A wild widow spider behavior involving a backflip into death during sex has a simple genetic explanation, new research finds.Male redback spiders (Latrodectus hasselti) — Australia’s…
The largest 2D map of the universe just dropped, and it’s a stunner. Compiled from more than a decade of observations, the new map charts 4…
Scientists have developed a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) chip that mimics the human brain’s aptitude for instinctive motor responses.Modeled after the cerebellum, the part…
On Wednesday (Aug. 12), the new moon will swoop in front of the sun, casting its dark shadow across a stretch of Earth from Iceland and…
Tens of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals mated with modern humans and passed along a gene variant that enables us to pack on more muscle, a…
When penicillin was first introduced to the public, it earned the nickname “the wonder drug” because it cured infections that had once been deadly. It ushered…
Sperm whales make the loudest communication sound of any animal on Earth, researchers find — but they aren’t sure why.In a new study, researchers investigated the…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania [-2.7734503796, 35.91519798]What’s in the photo? The lava-stained slopes and ash cone of a highly active volcanoWho took the…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first mRNA vaccine for seasonal influenza, bringing a bumpy approval process to a close.The shot’s approval…
