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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun found a new principle of gene regulation essential for all multicellular organisms.

Stone Age (noun, “STONE age”) The Stone Age is the earliest of three periods in human history before written records. It started around 3.3 million years ago. That’s when people first made stone tools. It’s also a time when people…

In Star Wars, pilots enter a dimension — hyperspace — to travel between different worlds. To merge onto this cosmic highway, the ships are equipped with special engines called hyperdrives. Once inside hyperspace, these speedsters zoom faster than light. With…

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Nabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.

Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.

Ancient human genomes reconstructed from remains at a southern African rock shelter show remarkable genetic continuity over time.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.

How to watch the Draconid meteor shower peak on Oct. 8 and 9 in the tail of a cosmic dragon.