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Two critically endangered Sumatran rhinos are pregnant at an Indonesian sanctuary, a rare success for a species reduced to a few dozen animals in the wild. The pregnancies also highlight…
ScienceWhat a cosmic coincidence! In today’s image, Mars joins the Beehive cluster below an auroral curtain and above a horizon of happy little trees near Lansjärv, Sweden.
ScienceFederal court overrules decision by former environment minister for the McPhillamys goldmine development at Blayney Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our…
ScienceThough it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.
ScienceWalk through an old neighbourhood, and you may still hear the familiar chirping of house sparrows around balconies, tiled roofs, and small gardens. You may see them hopping along a ledge…
ScienceIf you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to wake up on Mars, you’re in luck. NASA’s Curiosity rover recently snapped pics of dawn on the red planet, showing us the beauty of the…
ScienceBY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most of the deep seafloor is cold, dark, and barely mapped. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary covers more than 6,000 square miles of ocean…
ScienceRescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flying…
ScienceStriking images including an urban coyote and an elephant carrying a dead calf are among this year's winners.
ScienceResearch shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with…
ScienceJust like humans, dogs seem to associate the nonsense word “bouba” with a rounded shape and “kiki” with a spiky shape, suggesting the connection stems from brain mechanisms that are shared…
ScienceInvictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres long
ScienceFor over 60 years, London’s Natural History Museum has put out an annual call to photographers across the globe to submit wildlife images that capture the beauty and complexity of nature…
ScienceA sea cucumber with two horn-like appendages sits on the mud in the deep South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists named it Loki, after the horned Norse trickster god. Loki lives 2,577 meters (8,455…
ScienceA human sacrifice was found next to an elite warrior's 2,000-year-old burial in Russia.
ScienceMIT Media Lab professor received the IDSA Special Achievement Award for three decades of research integrating physical and digital environments.
ScienceMachine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes itself during learning.
ScienceNASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will…
ScienceScientists have developed AI tools to measure a person's true "biological age." Live Science asked readers whether they would be comfortable using these tools.
ScienceRoadshow event highlights Massachusetts' defense-biotechnology ecosystem.
ScienceThe global pet trade, particularly in exotic reptiles and amphibians, poses significant biodiversity and potential human health risks, scientists say; yet compared to other pressing crises…
ScienceCo-founders Aleks Banaś and Zachary Rapaport see architecture and farming as deeply complementary disciplines. Their nascent club is having a sizeable impact at the Institute.
ScienceDeep in the forests of southwest China, scientists have discovered a ‘fungal giant’ that challenges our understanding of how large fungi can become. The newly described species, Dianjunus…
ScienceSeven of Brazil’s nine Amazonian states are set to be governed by politicians aligned with far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, Karla Mendes and Lucas Berti reported for Mongabay Brasil…
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