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An essential primer on humanity’s ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life

With flooding and mudslides in California, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of atmospheric rivers, and how they are being affected by global warming

Did large dinosaurs go extinct the way a Hemingway character quipped he went broke: “gradually, then suddenly”? Eoneophron adds evidence that caenagnathids were doing quite well for themselves before the asteroid ruined everything.

A neural network that taught itself to recognize objects using the filmed experiences of a single infant could offer new insights into how humans learn.

Archaeologists, relying on laser technology and decades of research, mapped a cluster of ancient cities in eastern Ecuador. Their findings add to evidence of dense settlements in Amazonia.

Despite our great aspiration for quick fixes, it’s very possible that a healthy lifestyle remains the most important way to manage metabolic disease and overall health

The Dark Energy Survey has surveyed dark energy and found that our universe is unlikely to rip into pieces. I think that’s good news for the cosmos. Let’s have a look at what they did and what we can learn from it.

Scientists have simulated the formation of fatty acids, a key component in the assembly of Earth's first cells, offering insight to the earliest moments of life on the planet and also how life might start on other planets.