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Octopuses are a useful reminder that complex life can be organized in very different ways. With no backbone, their anatomy departs sharply from the body plans…

The long-awaited launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission dominated science news this week, with the excitement peaking Wednesday (April 1) as the space agency’s first crewed…

Freelance space writer Roger Guillemette has witnessed close to 100 rocket launches since 1975. On Wednesday (April 1), he was on the ground at NASA’s Kennedy…

Over 100 million people, and more than 30% of adults, suffer from some type of allergy in the United States, and that number is on the…

The Artemis II mission astronauts have released their first video messages from space, giving the public a glimpse of deep-space travel roughly two days into their…

New research offers a closer look at one of the least-studied organs in the human body: the clitoris, the structure responsible for female sexual pleasure.Once described…

For 60 years, the earliest known human species has also been one of the most mysterious. Homo habilis was added to our family tree in 1964.…

Researchers have achieved a new record for qubit fidelity in superconducting quantum computer systems — overcoming a key barrier in quantum computing.In a study published Feb.…

A rare “sungrazer” comet is about to pass very close to our star and could become visible in daylight — or it could completely disintegrate before…

A good pair of running shoes are always a sound investment, but no pair lasts forever. If you are looking to replace a pair whose miles…