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Complex problem-solving may arise earlier in a child’s development than previously thought plusonevector/Alamy Children as young as...

A superb fairy-wren (left) tries to fend off a cuckoo David Ongley More than 20 species of...

Katalin Karikó thought the call was a joke. It was 3 a.m. on October 2, 2023. Her...

AI could be used to make the toxin ricin, but this can also be obtained from castor...

It’s surprisingly difficult — by puffing from any one direction — to send all of a dandelion’s...

New patches to biosecurity screening software can make it harder to produce potentially harmful proteins using artificial...

“B mesons can help us solve a big mystery of the universe: why there is more matter...

Artist’s impression of Cha 1107-7626, a rogue planet about 620 light years away ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser A...

Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will raise sea levels DurkTalsma/Getty Images Antarctica may have passed a climate...

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