Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's importance for language.

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.

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At 3.3 billion light-years across, the ring may challenge the “cosmological principle” that the universe looks uniform at ...

The work suggests early Homo sapiens developed enduring artistic practices as they moved through the islands of Southeast ...

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An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden ...

The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

On a talus-strewn slope in eastern California’s mountains, a gnarled tree twists toward the sky. It is Methuselah, a Great ...

Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know ...

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The rockhead poacher is a little fish with a big pit in its head. The divot may be like a drum, making sound that rises above ...