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New paper by UCR'S Kate Sweeny argues that worrying has its benefits. Credit: © peshkova / Fotolia Worry -- it does a body good. And, the...

This is an entrance to the archaeological site of Vindija Cave, Croatia. Credit: MPI f. Evolutionary Anthropology/ J. Krause While there are numerous prehistoric sites in...

These are Kazakh horses in North Central Kazakhstan. Credit: Ludovic Orlando, Natural History Museum of Denmark, CNRS. Nomad Scythian herders roamed vast areas spanning the Central...

Tibetan plateau with grazing yaks and brown mountains. Credit: © Belozorova Elena / Fotolia The Tibetan people have inherited variants of five different genes that help...

This schematic representation illustrates the technique used to probe the small-scale structure of the cosmic web using light from a rare quasar pair. Credit: J....

Every human is home to a collection of thousands of diverse species of microbes known as the microbiota. Ecological processes, such as competition for...

Panoramic view of an ice cliff inside the Sc?ri?oara Ice Cave, where the research was done. Credit: Gigi Fratila & Claudiu Szabo Ice cores drilled from...

Cheetah robot. Credit: Image courtesy of University of Twente University of Twente researcher Geert Folkertsma has developed a prototype cheetah robot. Folkertsma has dedicated four years...

Tsunami warning sign (stock image). Credit: © Petr Malyshev / Fotolia A new NASA study is challenging a long-held theory that tsunamis form and acquire their...

This specimen of Tokummia katalepsis shows a number of strong legs on the left partially protruding from the body, the shape of the bivalved...

After spheroids representing two different brain regions fuse in a dish, neurons from one spheroid (green) migrate into the second and forge connections with...