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Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a magnificent view of the Flaming Star Nebula blazing in the night sky some 1,500 light-years from Earth…

• With the return of frigid temps, ice caves and ice volcanoes are forming on Lake Michigan
• Ice can be dangerous, and adventurers are urged to be cautious heading out on the lake
• The Great Lakes are roughly half-covered in ice

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Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using a keyboard of symbols. Upon first seeing Bastos, Kanzi immediately pointed at her and…

For the first time, scientists have experimentally shown bonobos (Pan paniscus), our closest living relatives along with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), can engage in pretend play — something previously assumed to be unique to humans.

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Can animals play pretend? It took a tea party with a bonobo to find out.

In a set of experiments, a team of researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi invisible juice and grapes, presenting the tests as something of a game, akin to a child’s…

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• To understand the mantle—the largest layer of Earth’s rocky body—scientists drill deep cores…

Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over the landscape like a prehistoric monolith.

Now, new research makes the case…

US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit at the end of its operational life, instead of sending the structure hurtling into the ocean when the time comes.

The question came up…

Brain swelling is one of measles’ nastiest side effects, and it’s happening in South Carolina