The dogs’ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world. An experimental screening method that paired the dogs with artificial intelligence ...

An undersea volcano is likely to erupt sometime in 2025. This much advance notice is a big deal, because forecasting eruptions more than hours ahead is “pretty unique,” says geophysicist ...

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Even just a few minutes of vigorous movement per day lowers the risk of serious cardiovascular problems, like heart attack and heart failure, in women.

Experiments with human eyelashes and eyelash-mimicking fibers pinpoint several features that help fling water away from the eyes, researchers from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of ...

The KM3NeT telescopes, currently under construction, will catch high-energy neutrinos that could reveal secrets of the cosmos.

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Science News drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read and most-watched news stories of 2024.

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