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Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren’t just scenic parts of our landscape — they’re also vital engines for life on…

The pathogens Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium are common causes of sometimes-fatal intestinal diseases in humans, other mammals and birds worldwide.…

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that artificial general intelligence (AGI) will compete with human competence in the next five…

The planet’s earliest mammals are an important part of our evolutionary history, yet remain shrouded in mystery. One of them,…

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also…

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery…

A screenshot of a video from the Associated Press shows Adrián Simancas kayaking in the Strait of Magellan, moments before…

The murky ink from cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) could help deter sharks from hunting near where people are swimming. After a…

Our bodies are like museums of evolution. We walk on two legs because a common ancestor evolved to do so…