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The biological needs of plants and animals affect their cells' protein content, but the story goes deeper than that.

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An MIT-led project asked young users to talk to an AI-powered simulation of their 60-year-old selves through a chatbot interface. The experience led to decreased anxiety and a boost in optimism.

Spiders swinging lassos, ants setting deadly traps and turtles with deceiving tongues — these animals have the most cunning methods of hunting their prey.

A new study suggests that endometriosis could be detected using a simple stool test, which could accelerate diagnosis rates.

Scientists extract DNA from hair embedded in the Tsavo lions' jaws that reveals the species of prey they ate while they were alive.

The boot containing a sock bearing Irvine's name and the remains of a foot.

Doctors describe "breakdance bulge," a unique head injury among dancers, in a new case report.

Roundworms harbor viruses, which could be responsible for these parasites' painful symptoms in humans, scientists theorize.

A powerful solar outburst hit Earth Thursday, triggering a "severe" geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts.

A new "atlas" of early embryonic development in mammals suggests that the process is highly chaotic — but there is some method to the madness.

Here's a look at when the time changes for daylight saving time 2024, and what is the purpose of daylight saving time in the first place.

Experiments on Google's 67-qubit Sycamore processor showed operations entering a new "weak noise phase" in which calculations were complex enough to outperform supercomputers, based on benchmark testing.

Scientists identified more than 600 viruses in samples taken from bathrooms in the United States. The viruses infect bacteria — not people — and scientists say they may provide more benefits than causes for concern.

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A new study captured never-before-seen footage of hydrogen and oxygen atoms combining to form a miniature water droplet out of "thin air." The newly improved reaction could one day help astronauts make water in space.

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Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

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