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Chinese scientists created mice with 2 dads — and they survived to adulthood
By modifying 20 regions of the genome, scientists successfully bred mice with two male parents and raised them to maturity.
Massive tuberculosis outbreak sickens dozens in Kansas
An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 smashes the sound barrier, becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.
DeepSeek stuns tech industry with new AI image generator that beats OpenAI's DALL-E 3
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released a new image generator, Janus-Pro-7B, which the company says is better than competitors.
Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, the closest yet to catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock closer to Armageddon than ever before.
New glowing molecule, invented by AI, would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature, scientists say
An artificial intelligence model has created a new protein that researchers say would have taken 500 million years to evolve in nature — if nature were capable of producing such a thing.
Last ice age quiz: How much do you know about Earth's frosty past?
How did woolly mammoths survive the last ice age? And how thick was the ice over New York City? Test your knowledge by taking our quiz.
People who can't 'see with their mind's eye' have different wiring in the brain
People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image may be getting lost in translation, a new study suggests.
Italy's 'ticking time bomb' plays peek-a-boo through a mysterious hole in the clouds
Earth from space This 2022 satellite photo shows the summit of "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," Mount Vesuvius, peering up through a strange gap in the clouds.
Over 400 gold and silver Roman-era coins unearthed in the Netherlands depict rulers from Rome, Britain and Africa
A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money.
Sperm cells carry traces of childhood stress, epigenetic study finds
Fathers exposed to high stress in childhood had different epigenetic markers that may affect their offspring, though more research is needed.
We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms
Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' dust storms, a new study suggests.
1,200-year-old remains of dismembered pregnant woman in Ecuador hint at 'enigmatic' sacrifice to thwart El Niño
The unusual burial of a woman and fetus in prehistoric Ecuador may reflect the community's fear of her power.
Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death
A long roll of cloth embroidered with key scenes from British history is a unique medieval chronicle.
If humans could fly, how big would our wings be?
Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?
Can cold weather make you sick?
Exposure to low temperatures for prolonged spells can trigger an array of different health conditions, some of which may be life-threatening.
What is alkaline water, and does it have any benefits?
Despite the health claims surrounding alkaline water, scientific evidence suggests its purported benefits may be overhyped.
'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'
Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.
