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New DNA analyses raise questions over the theory that Christopher Columbus and his men brought syphilis to Europe.
The world’s workplaces are growing lonelier — but the solution requires less than you might expect.
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Science writer George Musser on the unsung role of friendship in science’s biggest discoveries.
If our Milky Way were located in the Virgo cluster instead of the Local Group, chances are we'd already be a "red and dead" galaxy.
The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
Skilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were.
If there’s life lurking on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter, could our instruments even detect it?
No shots fired. No flags raised. And no dry land gained. Still, the U.S. effectively grew by the size of about two Californias in December.
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From hunter-gatherers to the American Dream: This is how humanity’s definition of “work” has developed over time.
Ways to move forward when you're wrong and I'm right.
Valles Marineris is the Solar System's grandest canyon, many times longer, wider, and deeper than the Grand Canyon. What scarred Mars so?
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.
People who die by suicide are more likely to have reduced levels of the NPAS4 gene, which helps regulate inflammation in the brain.
Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank explains how he successfully embraced and deployed AI.
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is both completely normal and absolutely remarkable in a number of ways. Here's the story of our cosmic home.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.
On the largest cosmic scales, galaxies line up along filaments, with great clusters forming at their intersection. Here's how it took shape.