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An ancient cerapodan dinosaur fossil discovered in Morocco has been identified as the oldest of its kind, shedding light on ...

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Three million tons of guar beans are processed annually to produce guar gum. But what happens to the protein-rich meal left ...

Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

Scientists have made a leap in genetic engineering by pushing elephant cells into an embryonic-like state. This marks a major ...

A sophisticated new map of Africa, using a little-known element, helps reveal where rare animals exploited by the illegal ...

Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist steeped in the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the Upanishads, delivered a series ...

Researchers discovered how a butterfly parasite has silently affected butterflies for over a century using museum samples.

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Unorthodox biologist Michael Levin says cognition lies on a spectrum and that what humans perceive as consciousness could ...