Scientists say just 200 grams of the material could capture 44 pounds of the greenhouse gas per year—the same as a large tree
Found in western Germany, the stone plaques feature etchings of fish trapped in grid-like nets, according to a new study
Four new images show our nearest star in dazzling detail, with each one made up of 25 shots observed by the Solar Orbiter in 2023
A new study suggests manatees weren’t permanent residents in the Sunshine State until around the 20th century, drawn in by a warming climate and construction of power plants
Just six miles away from the mega-rocket's fifth test flight, the noise level was equivalent to a rock concert, researchers found
The newly described species of sea slug dwells in darkness in the ocean’s midnight zone, using a hood to capture prey with a Venus flytrap-like technique
Obesity leads to DNA alterations that affect gene activity and linger after weight loss, a finding that researchers say could help reduce stigma around the disease
Revealed by melting snow in the Alps, the imprints in rock were left by reptiles and amphibians during the Permian period, which ended with the world’s largest mass extinction
The invention uses light, sound and bubbles to quickly create copies of soft tissue that might one day support testing individualized therapies for cancer and other diseases
Scientists are celebrating the recovery of the species in Yosemite National Park, where they were decimated by the introduction of non-native fish and the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus
Scientists analyzed the first and only rock samples from the region, which were brought back to Earth as part of a recent Chinese mission
The frozen kitten, discovered in 2020, has stunned scientists with its remarkably well-preserved body
The Australian Reptile Park’s annual callout is crucial to creating life-saving antivenom
Five years after he created LSD in a lab on this day in 1938, Albert Hofmann accidentally underwent the first acid trip in human history, experiencing a kaleidoscope of colors and images in a sleepy Swiss city
A new study suggests people might like chatbot-produced poems for their simple and straightforward images, emotions and themes
The space agency’s chief health and medical officer refutes claims that Suni Williams, who is on the unexpectedly extended Boeing Starliner mission, appears unhealthily thin
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Researchers in Israel suggest the roughly donut-shaped artifacts could be spindle whorls, representing one of the oldest examples of rotational technology
Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously thought, according to a new study
Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to at least 3000 B.C.E.
The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called polyps
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