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A newly discovered species of bacteria has been found living aboard China’s Tiangong space station, and scientists say it may be uniquely adapted to survive the extreme conditions of space. Named Niallia tiangongensis, the microbe was…

Beneath the muddy creek beds of Mississippi, scientists recently discovered the fossil of a terrifying prehistoric monster. While collecting sediment and rock samples just south of Starkville, a team of geologists stumbled upon the…

A seagull eyeing your lunch or ice cream is unlikely to try to steal it if not part of a…

When you swap two paraparticles, these hidden properties change in tandem. As an analogy, imagine that these properties are colors. Start with two paraparticles, one that’s internally red and another that’s internally blue. When they swap…

In an effort to prevent their data being used to train AI, some internet users are turning to social media disclaimers, called copypasta.

Copypasta is a chunk of text shared across the internet, which becomes a kind of random text meme.

It might…

The recent social media-driven fad of taping one’s mouth shut while sleeping to prevent…

Scientists have officially brought genetic engineering to the spider’s web. For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk.

Led by a team at the University of Bayreuth, the project…

A fresh spritz of perfume might lift your mood, but it could also interfere with your body’s natural chemical defenses, according to new research. Scientists now say that personal care products like perfume and lotion may disrupt…

The anti-aging supplement industry is valued at many billions of dollars, with North America offering the largest market worldwide. Through clever marketing, many such supplements have promised consumers everything from halting to reversing the…

This story originally appeared Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

For the last two decades, homeowners have been able to claim thousands of dollars in federal tax credits to help offset the high up-front costs of going solar….