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Cats like to play fetch, as long as it’s on their terms – new research
Cats have a reputation for being aloof (some may even say lazy) – but our…
Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent
Hemp and cannabis host many fungi inside and outside the plant, most of which are…
Giant ‘kings of apes’ once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction
Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you…
The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI could have major implications for the development of machine intelligence
In 1954, the Guardian’s science correspondent reported on “electronic brains”, which had a form of…
Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
Spring, summer, fall and winter – the seasons on Earth change every few months, around…
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things
You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after…
Rabies is an ancient, unpredictable and potentially fatal disease − two rabies researchers explain how to protect yourself
A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died…
I set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark’s amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin
I made an accidental and astonishing discovery while studying the movements of sharks off the…