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A month-long study of a man’s brain revealed that its volume consistently shrunk over the course of each day and then reset overnight.

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

Get the Nikon Z6 II plus accessories for $1,496.95 in this Adorama deal — including 64GB card, carry case and more.

Cosmological data suggest unexpected masses for neutrinos, including the possibility of zero or negative mass.

Researchers have identified 12 ancestral plant species from an early Eocene fossil assemblage in Tasmania that once formed part of a giant, circumpolar forest.

Indian authorities believe wolf attacks have killed 10 people in the Bahraich region of Uttar Pradesh in recent months, as fear and confusion grips local villages.

Every winter, when sunlight hits at the right angle, visitors to Virginia’s First Landing State Park are treated to a mesmerizing rainbow light show courtesy of the park’s bald cypress swamp.

PFAS — also known as forever chemicals — are thousands of fluorine-rich compounds. And these human-made chemicals can be found everywhere. They’re in school uniforms, food packaging, cosmetics and personal care products. They seep into our food and drinking water.…

AI development is accelerating — with some scientists suggesting machines will be more intelligent than the smartest humans within the next few years.

New research suggests that black holes may actually be “frozen stars,” bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics.