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If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see from Earth.If successful, the Chang’e-6 mission will be the first in history to return a sample from a part of the moon that we never get to see […]

Professor Young’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart.Professor Young’s experiments with prairie voles revealed what poets never could: how the brain processes that fluttering feeling in the heart. Read More

The event will be active when the moon is just a sliver in the sky, but it is less easy to see in the Northern Hemisphere than other meteor showers.The event will be active when the moon is just a sliver in the sky, but it is less easy to see in the Northern Hemisphere

For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties.For the first time, scientists observed a primate in the wild treating a wound with a plant that has medicinal properties. Read More

But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. Read More

A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak. Read More

The scene ends badly, as you might imagine.The scene ends badly, as you might imagine. Read More

Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks. Read More

The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded.The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded. Read More

Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface. Read