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(via PBS Eons) We may have planet-shattering asteroids to thank for the origin of life on Earth.

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A new translation of a 2018 book by French science historian Thibault Le Texier challenges the claims of one of psychology’s ...

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The name "blue lurker" might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that ...

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Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in ...

Fiber is well known to be an important part of a healthy diet, yet less than 10% of Americans eat the minimum recommended ...