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NASA’s decision to send Starliner’s crew home on a SpaceX capsule will have implications for Boeing, the agency itself…
These small galaxies are either crammed with stars or they host gigantic black holes. The data astronomers have collected…
Traveling to space is riskier than many extreme sports − an increase in private missions could mean more civilians taking…
New research demonstrates that the dye that gives nacho cheese its yellow-orange color can also make mouse skin see-through.
Screen use has a PR problem, and many parents feel guilty about how much time they and their children spend on it. Examining…
About 80% of dogs and 40% of cats will fetch, a new study finds. Domesticating turned these carnivores’ hunting methods…
Researchers developed a new mouse model that replicates long COVID-19 more accurately than current models. Their findings…
Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens…
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab release of…
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans…
As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency…