"For asteroids of the size scale relevant to planetary defense (i.e., ∼50-500 m), the mass can only be directly measured ...

“These kinds of systems are very rare and also very difficult to discover. This is the shortest outer period (i. e. the most ...

"We found that when people received a paired image of an arachnid versus another arthropod, they strongly prefer looking at ...

After training neurons to play Pong, the team is back, and this time the brain cells are slaying demons with super shotguns.

Sifting through 180,000 observations, the team found a single event. We may have detected a whistler wave on the Red Planet.

The team picked an extremophile from the Chilean high desert that has the ability to survive some of the most inhospitable conditions on Earth: extreme cold, dryness, and intense radiation. These are ...

R esearchers have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric hominin named Little Foot, which roamed southern Africa some 3.67 million years ago and predates the appearance of the Homo lineage by about a ...

A new study can’t prove causation, but suggests these ancient water sources may be shielded from harmful environmental pollutants that cause disease.

In updated tests published to the Humanity's Last Exam website, Gemini's 3.1 Pro model achieved 45.9 percent accuracy, with a 50.3 percent calibration error, taking the spot as the top-performing ...

Human funerary practices have come a long way, but until recently your main options were either burial or cremation using gas ...

W e may be missing something important about ADHD, a new study suggests. From an analysis of brain scan data, researchers ...

Evidently, cannabis use isn’t great for your memory – at least in the short term – and the detrimental effects are far wider-ranging than had previously been confirmed. It’s not just remembering ...