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Planets

Icy Orbs at the Solar System’s Edge

A ring at the solar system's outskirts appears to contain smaller objects than expected.

Fossils

Big fish in ancient waters

Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.

Tech

Reach for the Sky

Private companies are competing to bring tourism to outer space.

Fossils

Downsized dinosaurs

Island living may have led to miniature versions of giant dinosaurs.

Space

Baby star

Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.

Physics

Einstein’s skateboard

Kids vying to be top young scientist of the year tackled challenges inspired by the work of Albert Einstein.

Animals

Toxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles

Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.

Brain

Sleep to Remember Places and Routes

Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.

Tech

Explorer of the extreme deep

A new project to build an improved research sub aims to shed light on the mysterious ocean depths.

Humans

Little people cause big surprise

Scientists uncover the skeleton of a small-bodied relative of human beings.

Animals

Growing up in dangerous waters

Wild guppies that live in dangerous places don't live fast and die young as scientists previously thought.

Tech

Inspired by nature

Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.