If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first ...

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More and more phones, televisions, smart speakers, and cars are embedded with automated speech-recognition technologies that ...

The Amazon rainforest has yielded yet another new species, according to a recent study published in Zootaxa. Discovered in ...

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This week, JPL scientists reported that glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable intervals. CERN's ATLAS experiment ...

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A flagship study that declared the weedkiller Roundup posed no serious health risks has been retracted with little fanfare, ...

Why does plastic turn brittle and paint fade when exposed to the sun for long periods? Scientists have long known that such ...

A new study provides a crucial roadmap for Japan to address an escalating ecological challenge while advancing food ...

It is used in imaging processes and also shows potential for cancer therapy. However, it does not occur naturally and must be ...