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Before the mid-1960s, it was widely believed that all dinosaurs were cold-blooded, slow-moving animals. But in the summer of 1964, a team of paleontologists led by…

Is your green my green? Probably not. What appears as pure green to me will likely look a bit yellowish or blueish to you. This is…

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of…

General anesthesia is given during surgery to make people unconscious, eliminate pain during the procedure and prevent reflex movements. Many factors are known to impact how…

Scientists have devised a new way to measure how capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems are — how fast they can beat, or compete with, humans in…

QUICK FACTSWhat it is: The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16)Where it is: 7,000 light-years away, in the constellation SerpensWhen it was shared: April 18, 2025There are few…

Digestive gas gets the best of everyone sooner or later, often in the form of a burp. Burping is how the body clears excess gas from…

Scientists have known for a while that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has rivers and seas of liquid methane on its surface. But it’s strangely lacking in…

Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed danger of climate change is teaching painful…

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the burial of an elite woman with remarkable grave goods, including decorative crafts made from a toucan’s beak and macaw feathers.The…