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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators. Some populations of this  baleen whale species travel upwards of 5,000 miles per year from...

As the saying goes, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but (discounting that vinegar is actually a great way to trap fruit flies), there’s an even better method:...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a revolutionary new way of uncovering the 'true age' of your heart using MRI. Research published today shows how an...

In 2020, scientists claimed to have found a sign of life on Venus: hints of a stinky gas called phosphine that’s made by microbes on Earth. The claim was swiftly...

New research from the University of Bristol provides evidence that many mammals were already shifting toward a more ground-based lifestyle leading up to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction that wiped out...

The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products has alerted healthcare professionals and parents about a concerning trend known as the “Paracetamol Challenge” that is gaining...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE presented its surrounding ancient Roman communities with a number of terrifying ways to die: falling debris, collapsing buildings, asphyxiation from superheated dust...

The brain's characteristic folds appear to differ subtly in those with schizophrenia compared to those without the condition. Image: OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images Schizophrenia might be among the most intensely studied...

For the last month and change, you might've seen the headlines about the planetary alignment, or a planetary parade, going on in our solar system. And that's true. In January...

It's easy to mistake the earth beneath our feet as being still and unchanging — but that couldn't be further from the truth. In this week's science news we've seen...