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Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution

Science & Nature Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes and New Zealand’s tuatara -- are among the most diverse vertebrates...

Ediacaran Sea Creature May Hold Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness

Science & Nature Spriggina floundersi, a marine species that lived during the Ediacaran period 550 million years ago, is one of Earth’s earliest bilaterally...

Astronomers Uncover Hidden Structures Surrounding Orion Nebula

Science & Nature Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) s and the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have created...

Doctors Explain What Autophagy Is—And, How to Enhance it

AUTOPHAGY IS A hot topic on TikTok, with videos tagged #autophagy racking up nearly 35 million views. People are likely talking so much about autophagy because the subject is closely linked to the popular diet trends, intermittent fasting and keto. But, some of the social media claims about autophagy might not be exactly spot on.

Scientists Explain Why Jupiter’s and Saturn’s Icy Moons Have Extreme Radar Properties

Science & Nature The radar properties of icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn commonly differ by more than an order of magnitude from those...

4 Ways Science Can Explain Weight Loss Apps

Science & Nature With so many weight loss apps, help is as close as your fingertips. But you still have to do the work...Read...

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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

Science & Nature During the August 2026 solar eclipse,...