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A tiny marine invertebrate spotted in photos posted by scuba divers has been identified as a new species off the coast of Japan. Nicknamed the “skeleton panda,” the creature’s markings resemble a panda’s face set against a bony…

Back in 1907, American biologist Henry Van Peters Wilson discovered that sponges will re-form…

When artificial intelligence (AI) is allowed to behave more like a human communicator, it becomes a more effective debate partner that reaches more accurate conclusions, scientists have found.

Human communication is full of stops and starts,…

For years, scientists have been piecing together the puzzle of Earth’s first animals. How did simple organisms evolve into the diverse life we see today? A new study from MIT, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…

The Moon is moving away from the Earth at a measurable rate, subtly stretching the length of our days and reshaping the balance of the planet. What seems like a stable celestial dance is, in reality, a slow transformation unfolding over…

Organic molecules discovered within a stone on Mars cannot be fully explained by nonbiological processes, and it’s “reasonable to hypothesize” that living things could have formed these odd organic molecules, a NASA-led team reports in a new…

Anxiety affects an estimated one in five teenagers. The condition can seriously affect their social lives, school performance, and overall well-being. And, worryingly, anxiety disorders that begin during adolescence often continue into…

In 1774, British physician-scientist Charles Blagden received an unusual invitation from a fellow physician: to spend time in a small room that was hotter, he wrote, “than it was formerly thought any living creature could bear.”

Many people…

A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences has uncovered fascinating details about the family relationships of an ancient hunter-gatherer community. Researchers analyzed DNA from remains found in a…