About 50 meters from the cave entrance, the walls are no longer rock — they’re all web. The structure is haunting and vast, ...

We all know that climbing stairs can be a bit of a workout, but did you know it could also be a quick, effective, and free ...

For a gas stove, the annual fiscal cost (hospital bills) is $129 per household. But the economic cost (the societal value of lost life and health) is $9,058. In other words, the ones that bear the ...

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AI can now turn brain scans into text. It’s not mind reading but it’s pretty close.

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Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...

A team of scientists led by Brian J. Pickles from the University of Reading paid attention to a tiny, overlooked clue. They ...

According to the latest mathematical models, the moon has a fluid outer core and a solid inner core, similar to Earth’s. The ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.