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Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in…

Previously overlooked, two large forelimb bones housed in a Utah museum have now been confirmed as the most massive ever assigned to a stegosaurid dinosaur. According to a new study, these fossils, originally excavated in 1950, are so large…

Another Earth or a blip in the data? We may never find out

Satellite images have revealed that dozens of dams across the U.S. — including the biggest one in Texas — may be at risk of collapse due to the ground shifting beneath them. Inspections do not typically account for these movements,…

Same-sex sexual behavior among primates could be shaped partly by specific environmental and social conditions, according to a new study comparing 59 species.

Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in animals is increasingly recognized in the scientific…

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• While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a study suggests we…

Neanderthals purposefully collected and positioned horned and antlered animal skulls in a cave in what is now Spain, suggesting that these extinct human relatives had complex cultural practices over 43,000 years ago, a new study…

Originally discovered in 1986, these microscopic structures, called vaults, have puzzled researchers for decades. Their function remained largely unknown, until now. A team led by molecular biologist Fei Chen from MIT and Harvard has…

In a story that proves you don’t have to be a star to find a star, astronomers are excited to train the next generation of…