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Extraterrestrial organisms that use infrared radiation are capable of leaving a unique light trail on other planets.

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Starring a smooth-sprinting Tom Cruise at the top of his game, Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller shows the scales falling from his own country’s eyes ...

From fragments of daily life to a mysterious, imaginary world. Mika Kamijo's solo exhibition, "A Mysterious Universe in My ...

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Contagious cancer, known technically as transmissible cancer, can jump from one animal to another, just like a viral or ...

Reheating that old pot of rice doesn't just warm it back up. Done wrong, it can actually turn a simple side dish into a food ...

Researchers have identified MCP4250, the first biochemically characterized chemoreceptor that mediates bacterial chemotaxis ...

Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.

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