The pursuit of scientific knowledge has driven humanity to remarkable achievements — cures for diseases, revolutionary technologies, and breakthroughs that have saved millions of lives. Yet this noble ...

Researchers view Bikini Atoll on a map during a scientific seminar organized aboard the USS Chilton, part of the 1947 Bikini Resurvey Project. Credit: University of Washington: Special Collections ...

Polaris Dawn, the first of the Polaris Program’s three human spaceflight missions, announced today the extensive suite of science and research experiments the crew and SpaceX will conduct throughout ...

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Do insectivorous animals perceive green, caterpillar-shaped clay as a tasty meal? Ecologists sometimes use plasticine models mimicking natural prey, such as caterpillars, fruit, bird eggs, snakes, and ...

Artificial intelligence can develop solutions that humans would be unlikely to discover on their own. But what happens when machines do more than solve individual problems and actually discover ...

While the primary goal of the Artemis II mission is the ensure the Orion spacecraft is safe for humans, NASA did find time to fit some science on board during the 10-day lunar fly-by. “The most ...

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Human head transplants are also known as cephalosomatic anastomosis, and at the moment, are not actually possible and likely won’t be before 2030. Some researchers have tested a human head transplant ...