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A new budget-friendly virtual-reality system helps researchers study the brains of small animals

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The avian cortex had been hiding in plain sight all along. Humans were just too birdbrained to see it

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Geometric storm patterns on Jupiter's south pole have been a mystery to scientists, but researchers may have uncovered how they form.

Following a tantalizing discovery, these spacecraft could be headed to Earth’s twisted twin in search of the truth

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Using a limited set of mathematical equations, a mathematical sciences professor said he has confirmed a 224-year-old math conjecture about the origins of our solar system, providing insights about the process that leads to the formation of solar systems across the universe.

A new analysis reveals the behavior of the supermassive black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy across multiple years, indicating the crescent-like shadow feature appears to be wobbling.

More than 100 colleges in the Northeast have partnered with the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard to test their students and staff

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Many vital public institutions such as hospitals and fire stations lack cybersecurity to ward off popular malware

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Astronomers have shown that water vapor can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets by peering literally over the tops of their impenetrable clouds.

The Chinese JUNO experiment will aim to answer a mystery about the particles’ mass

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In vivo bioprinting might also help repair hernias and treat infertility

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Researchers report the first ever clear images of nanojets -- bright thin lights that travel perpendicular to the magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere, called the corona -- in a process that reveals the existence of one of the potential coronal heating candidates: nanoflares.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has its own far-ultraviolet aurora, data reveal. It is the first time such electromagnetic emissions in the far-ultraviolet have been documented on a celestial object other than a planet or moon.

Scientists have discovered a 'pi Earth' -- an Earth-sized planet that zips around its star every 3.14 days, in an orbit reminiscent of the universal mathematics constant.

Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians

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Scientists used observations recorded by members of the public to increase accuracy of computer model predictions of when harmful CMEs will hit Earth.

As faith in government hits historic lows, organizers in the U.K. are trying a new math-based approach to democracy. Would it work in the bitterly divided U.S?

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Hubble's sharp view is giving researchers an updated weather report on the monster planet's turbulent atmosphere, including a remarkable new storm brewing, and a cousin of the famous Great Red Spot region gearing up to change color -- again.

A new way of measuring the temperature of the seas could fill in gaps left by limited direct monitoring

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When stars like our sun die, all that remains is an exposed core -- a white dwarf. A planet orbiting a white dwarf presents a promising opportunity to determine if life can survive the death of its star, according to researchers.