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A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.
A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.
The fault that ruptured in the March quake was simple and mature, which allowed the quake's energy to shoot right to the surface.
Earth's continents are losing 4 Olympic swimming pools' worth of fresh water every second, with dire consequences for jobs, food security and water availability.
A researcher has documented a cleft lip in an ancient mummified head from the Andes, a condition that may have been seen as a "blessing" rather than a disability.
'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries — from the ancient Greeks to a pope's chatbot
Findings about our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025.
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Humans have undoubtedly bred cats to create certain breeds, but did any of these feline breeds emerge naturally?
The dino lived during the Late Cretaceous alongside other hadrosaurids in present-day New Mexico.
Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.
A trio of mRNA molecules could help guard against the harmful effects of aging on immune cells, a study in mice finds.
A biological anthropologist explains why humans can't wiggle their toes in the same way they can wiggle their fingers.
As a bioethicist and philosopher explains the ethics of using organs grown in animals for human transplant procedures.
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A new study argues that AI can never be more creative than humans, but many experts argue that AI's output will only ever be as good as its input — with the goalposts shifting as AI improves in the years to come.
The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.
Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility – and whether Earth has really run out of options.
In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest scale. It would precede the field of nanotechnology by decades.
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