Farewell, my Smilodon: La Brea Tar Pits to close for two years

A massive renovation will highlight new science in an L.A. institution ...

Largest scorpion ever grew to over three-feet long and had six-inch pinchers, according to nightmare-inducing study

It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare. A child-size scorpion that roamed the UK 400 million years ago is thought to be ...

Hair-size microrobots combine three cancer-fighting functions in preclinical animal tests

Imagine a future where cancer treatment affects only the tumor, where eye injections are no longer required and brain ...

'World-first' vaccine designed by Artificial Intelligence

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
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Octopuses can use mirrors to locate food, says study

The research team worked with three California two-spot octopuses (Octopus bimaculoides) housed in Dartmouth’s Octopus Lab. Their goal was to determine whether the animals could learn to use a mirror ...

Scientists map more than 200 years of nature's progress

Armed with trail cameras, artificial intelligence, and a powerful national research network, scientists are revisiting Lewis ...