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Forensic science has long relied on insects to solve cases, from estimating time of death to tracking corpse movement. Now,…

Ancient North Americans are looking more and more like experienced mammoth killers. Archaeologists have long debated whether the Clovis people,…

More than one-third of the world’s tree species, from tropical magnolias to mountainous pines, are at risk of extinction. The…

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin, editor of anthologies set in the Wild Cards universeParas Griffin/Getty Images December…

SmokeNav combines an inertial sensor and millimeter-wave radar to enhance situational awareness for first responders in hazardous conditions. A new…

Camera collar footage is unveiling the secret lives of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), South America’s only surviving ursid. A wild Andean…

NatureA firm randomly assigned its scientists AI: here’s what happenedControlled study following more than 1000 researchers at an unnamed materials-science…

Insects rank high among humankind’s go-to creatures for strangeness: Think movie monster inspirations or extreme biophysics (SN: 11/7/22). So of…

Scientists are using crystal imperfections to generate secure encryption, paving the way for quantum-resilient data protection. Scientists have developed a…

Some wolves have a taste for dessert. In the highlands of Ethiopia, carnivorous Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) dine almost exclusively…