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Mermaids are not real, but are meaningful to people around the world.
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The collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was a result of financial neglect – and was a long time coming.
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Field theory describes the universe as energy flowing along unending lines. With this perspective, it is possible to define…
The story of the invention in America typically features larger-than-life caricatures of white men like Thomas Edison while…
New strategy helps build synthetic organs from scratch. This enabled the researchers to grow functioning liver tissue in…
Like it or not, the facial feature most influenced by your genes is your nose. Researchers investigate which genes are involved…
Three scientists describe the fieldwork they've had to delay in 2020 because of the pandemic. These are setbacks not…
Sensors are everywhere, from your phone to your medicine cabinet. Here's how they turn events in the physical world…
Scientists are not convinced by the current evidence of UFOs. That doesn't mean that they don't exist. But have…
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology –…
A pharmaceutical supply chain expert explains the challenges of distributing the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna…
Some beaches in the world tend to consistently produce huge waves. Places like Nazaré Canyon in Portugal and Mavericks…