Swiss scientists have created a new plastic-like material that's flexible, biodegradable, and even edible. The secret? It's ...

If you struggle with 'mouth breathing' while you sleep, from the occasional snore or full-blown obstructive sleep apnea, you ...

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Somewhere in our galaxy are engines capable of driving atomic fragments to velocities that come within a whisker of ...

An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us to not underestimate animal intelligence.

Around 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal dipped their finger in ocher and stamped the very center of a pebble. This one small ...

For the first time, scientists have caught a key driver of the ongoing erosion of the atmosphere of Mars in action.

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