Research suggests that an ancient shoreline helped to sculpt the drop between Mars' southern and northern hemispheres.

This study addresses a novel and interesting question about how the rise of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau influenced patterns of bird migration, employing a multi-faceted approach that combines species ...

Plato's account of Atlantis spoke of a "great plain." Like many aspects of the tale, scholars seek a location that fits the ...

The large nerve cord that runs along each octopus arm is divided into segments, allowing for precise movement control and ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Neurobiological emergentism” explains how sentience—the subjective feeling aspects of consciousness—developed in ancient animals that evolved the first complex neural systems.

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HOUSTON, TEXAS, January 19 — After running an American Record 66:25 in her debut last year here in Houston, Weini Kelati is now 2-for-2 in her half-marathon career as she lowered her national record ...

Moon Lidar is a visualization of the data collected by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) mission. According to t ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery reveals a 13,000-year-old 3D map carved into sandstone. This prehistoric model, ...

The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution map of waterways, created by the US Geological Survey, is the highest-resolution survey of its kind. With nearly 25 million rivers, streams, pipe ...

Topological insulators (TIs) are among the hottest topics in condensed matter physics today. They're a bit strange: Their ...