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What are 'attachment styles,' and is there science to back them up?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Attachment styles are real, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work.
'Drones' swarm New Jersey and New York. How close are we to learning what these UAPs actually are?
By Lee Billings published
Reports of unidentified flying objects in the northeast U.S. are on the rise, but so far officials have few answers for alarmed residents.
Comets played a 'major' role in making life on Earth possible, new study hints
By Deepa Jain published
A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited a lot more water on Earth than scientists previously thought.
Angelman syndrome: A disorder that stops people walking and speaking
By Emily Cooke published
Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that disrupts the normal development and function of cells, particularly in the nervous system, leading to severe developmental delays and learning disabilities.
Are Neanderthals and Homo sapiens the same species?
By Amanda Heidt last updated
Scientists have been vollying the question back and forth for more than a century.
'We know so little': Bizarre 'runaway' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may be failed stars in disguise
By Abha Jain published
A new theory explains how dozens of mysterious planet pairs discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope, dubbed "JuMBOs," may have formed.
Stone Age 'CSI': Archaeologists identify a family killed in a house fire nearly 6 millennia ago
By Kristina Killgrove published
Human bones discovered in a house that burned down 5,700 years ago are providing archaeologists "CSI"-style clues about the deaths of seven people in prehistoric Ukraine.
Black hole paradox that stumped Stephen Hawking may have a solution, new paper claims
By Paul Sutter published
As black holes slowly vanish through Hawking radiation, their information may be preserved in subtle space-time ripples, a new theory suggests.
'Medicine needed an alternative': How the 'phage whisperer' aims to replace antibiotics with viruses
By Lina Zeldovich published
"Both understood phages as medicinal agents, which the rest of the medical field viewed as nonsensical."
New mRNA injection is step forward in 'quest' to find preeclampsia cure
By Emily Cooke published
A new mRNA therapy tested in mice may target the root cause of the potentially fatal pregnancy disorder preeclampsia.
Watch Chinese security robot with wheels for feet scramble down hills and perform acrobatics
By Rory Bathgate published
Footage shows the DEEP Robotics 'Lynx' model traversing on two wheels and four across tough terrain.
Mysterious, repeating radio bursts from space may finally have an explanation
By Natasha Hurley-Walker published
By searching sparsely populated regions of the galaxy, astronomers have for the first time found the source of a kind of signal that has puzzled them for years.
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got 'broken heart syndrome' after eating too much wasabi
By Mindy Weisberger published
The patient was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," which had an unusual cause.
Otherworldly stripes and shadowy dunes share center stage in 'hottest place on Earth'
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space This 2012 satellite photo shows a series of giant windblown ridges, known as yardangs, and a group of towering sand dunes at the heart of Iran's Lut Desert.
Male humpback whale crossed 3 oceans for sex, inadvertently breaking distance record for species
By Sascha Pare published
A male humpback whale swam 8,106 miles (13,046 km) from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, mingling with other whale populations and potentially having sex with them along the way.
Ritually bent Bronze Age sword unearthed in Danish bog is 'very rare find'
By Tom Metcalfe published
The sword, which has iron rivets in its handle, may be one of the earliest iron artifacts found in Denmark.
Infamous 'sofa problem' that boggled mathematicians for decades may finally have a solution
By Stephanie Pappas published
A math problem delineating the largest-size sofa that can fit around a corner has finally been solved, though it may not help you move.
New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear
By Harry Baker published
A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."
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