For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

After the Red Planet reemerged from conjunction — a period when NASA doesn't communicate with spacecraft because Mars is behind the sun from Earth's point of view in space — scientists began planning ...

A stretch of frigid temperatures has many Massachusetts ponds and lakes primed for winter fun. But cold weather alone doesn’t guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other ...

The internet has always thrived on stupid questions. Despite decades of asking them in online forums, on social media and to search engines, humans still seem to have an infinite supply of these ...

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Your personality aligns with an ancient story pattern — this short quiz reveals which one is shaping your life today.

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We build AI systems to mimic the human brain: writing emails, answering questions and predicting what comes next. But new research aims to turn that relationship around—using large language models ...

Fluffy, white snow is falling and the roads are glistening, and you are wishing and hoping that it will be enough to cancel school. You turn on your local weather to get a more detailed forecast, and ...

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SciShow revisits Sharknado to discover the truth behind who would win in a battle between a tornado and a bomb. The answer... won't actually surprise you. But you might learn some interesting science ...

Brady keeps quiet about viral party clips. Tom Brady clearly avoided talking about the viral New Year’s Eve videos that showed him getting close to social media star Alix Earle. Instead, he said his ...