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Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) blistering new Festivus Report 2025 dropped this week, torching Washington for what it says is a ...

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Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new type of lidar—a laser-based remote-sensing ...

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Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Data from Axial, the most-monitored underwater volcano, are helping geophysicists hone eruption predictions. For Axial, 2026 ...

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Sen. Ted Budd announced legislation this month to create the first national system of programmable cloud laboratories with the aim of accelerating scientific ...