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In my neck of the woods, there are countless trails crisscrossing over a million acres of public forestland. In other words, I don’t have to venture too far from my doorstep to immerse myself in the heart of…
This week, research into the evolutionary origins of kissing has revealed that our ancient ancestors were smooching around 21 million years ago, new footage may be the first evidence of wild wolves using tools, and 14,400-year-old paw prints are…
Earthquake faults located deep within the planet can reconnect after a seismic disturbance, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The study, published Nov. 19 in Science Advances and supported by National…
Free radicals have a terrible reputation. These reactive and unstable molecules have been associated with cancer, aging, and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Yet the body constantly produces free radicals as a key part of…
Scientists have spotted a small asteroid that may circle Earth as a mini moon before shifting onto a path that could make it a hazard later in the century.
The asteroid, known as 2022…
The Milky Way contains more than 100 billion stars, each following its own evolutionary path through birth, life, and sometimes violent death. For decades, astrophysicists have dreamed of creating a complete simulation of our Galaxy, a…
Hatchling loggerhead sea turtles begin life with a remarkable challenge. They crawl from the beach into the surf and then navigate thousands of miles across open ocean – alone, with no experience, and no adults to guide them.
A new study from…
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