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Parasite cleanses are typically based on the idea that someone has an intestinal parasite infection – so worms or protozoa ...

There are many ways for rovers and spacecraft to look for evidence of life, recent or ancient. Now, researchers report a new ...

Claims that environmental protections are obstacles to the space industry do not match evidence of what happens around ...

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Thanks to 15 years of high-precision radio observation with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), scientists have realized ...

Kookaburras are known for their laugh, but they're one of several bird species that seem to be having a joke on simple-minded ...