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Wild chimpanzees in Uganda are fighting a rare “civil war,” which seems to have begun when a huge community divided, leading to sustained and deadly conflict…
Astronomers have spotted an intriguing triple-galaxy system, nicknamed “The Stingray,” that dates to when the universe was just over 1.1 billion years old. A new analysis…
A highly anticipated “sungrazer” comet is no more. Many experts expected the comet to shine so brightly that it could be seen in the daytime sky.…
Computer scientists say they’ve developed a new encryption method designed to defend sensitive data from one of the biggest looming threats in cybersecurity: quantum computers powerful…
The Artemis II astronauts are about to return from a record-setting trip around the moon, but is their Orion spacecraft’s heat shield safe to bring them…
Every state in the West is expected to face an above-normal threat of wildfire this summer, according to the latest projections, released Wednesday by the National…
Milestone: Prions identifiedDate: April 9, 1982Where: San FranciscoWho: Dr. Stanley PrusinerOn April 9, 1982, a doctor at the University of California, San Francisco, published a paper…
Archaeologists have discovered a Spanish coin placed beside the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile as part of a ceremony carried out by colonists more than…
Scientists have unveiled a detailed “atlas” of the placenta and uterus, showing how these unique tissues grow and evolve throughout pregnancy to accommodate a developing fetus.In…
Keratin proteins form our skin, hair and nails — but when mutated, they can mess with the immune system, driving diseases like psoriasis and eczema, new…
