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A Random Influx of DNA from a Virus Helped Vertebrates Become So Stunningly Successful Insertion of genetic material from a…

Donate Your Eclipse Glasses to Help Others Safely Enjoy the Awe The nonprofit Astronomers Without Borders is collecting gently used…

How Common Are Northeast Earthquakes? Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors like the…

This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of…

Are Your Solar Eclipse Glasses Fake? Here’s How to Check You’re going to want to guard your eyes from the…

Memories Are Made by Breaking DNA — and Fixing It, Study in Mice Finds Nerve cells form long-term memories with…

Meteorites are messengers from the depths of primordial time—cast-off fragments of asteroids and comets that formed alongside our sun from…

Wild Birds Gesture ‘After You’ to Insist Their Mate Go First Like humans, these small Japanese birds communicate abstract concepts…

The Future of Driving in the U.S. Is Electric—Sort Of The EPA’s final rule on car emissions will result in…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes,…