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It’s the third of a generous five Saturdays in the month of November. What did we do to deserve such a bounty of days off? In the last week, we reported on hundreds of developments […]

This week, researchers reported finding a spider megacity in a sulfur cave on the Albania-Greece border, and experts say that you, personally, have to go live there. Economists are growing nervous about the collapse of […]

For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty goal—”to cure, prevent or manage all disease”—if not in their lifetime, then in their […]

Humans have known about, thought about and worried about climate change for millennia.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

This week, researchers published LIGO findings that hint at the existence of second-generation black holes. Astronomers captured a spectacular new image of the Milky Way across a wide range of radio wavelengths. And medical researchers […]

Howdy, pards! This autumnal week brought a new challenge to last decade’s claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after the reintroduction of wolves. Evolutionary biologists propose that carrion-eating was a dependable nutritional strategy for […]

The perception among some police officers that fraud is a victimless offense can weaken investigations and the support given to those affected, a new study shows.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Three years ago, a fire broke out at the Biblioteca Amazónica in Iquitos, Peru, imperiling one of the world’s most important collections of primary sources on Amazonian history, culture, and politics.This article is brought to […]

A new analysis of open research practices suggests that researchers are increasingly motivated to share their data by factors beyond policy mandates, such as enhanced visibility, impact, and collaboration. The investigation by Taylor & Francis […]