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Almost 35 years ago, scientists made the then-radical proposal that colossal hydrogen bombs called novae go through a very long-term life cycle after erupting,...

A new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution suggests that birds have two alternative strategies for coping with the difficulties of humanity's increasingly chaotic cities—either...

Unlocking the full potential of cannabis for agriculture and human health will require a co-ordinated scientific effort to assemble and map the cannabis genome,...

Men are more prone to competitive risk taking and violent behavior, so what happens when the number of men is greater than the number...

A professor at Duke University says that the way spilled milk spreads across the floor can explain why economic downturns regularly occur. In a paper...

Scientists have revealed an important mechanism in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks, according to new research published today in eLife. The discovery will help our...

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has developed a new photosynthetic protein system enabling an enhanced and more sustainable approach...

When cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993, the four hippos he brought to his private zoo in Colombia were left behind...

A team led by UC Riverside geologists has discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most familiar animals today, including humans. The...

Many frogs look like a water balloon with legs, but don't be fooled. Beneath slick skin, some species sport spines, spikes and other skeletal...

The hypothesis that the solar system originated from a gigantic cloud of gas and dust was first floated in the second half of the...