The Pentagon is quietly testing how viruses and microbes behave beyond Earth, betting that space can harden the United States ...

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Since the outbreak of COVID-19, new scientific analyses and insider accounts have revealed major vulnerabilities in how the ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, ...

Feds confirm a researcher's potential exposure to "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever through an accidental breach of personal ...

Scientists from diverse universities conducted controlled experiments to determine how big-eared bats detect insects ...

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For the last few years, the narrative around Generative AI in science has largely focused on administrative efficiency – ...

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Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...