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Researchers offered a bonobo named Kanzi imaginary juice and grapes, presenting the tests as a kind of make-believe tea party ...

A team of ocean and climate researchers is calling for a new generation of carefully designed ocean iron fertilization (OIF) ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

In a playtime experiment, scientists found that apes, our closest living relatives, have the capacity for make-believe, too.

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Given that bonobos are endangered in their home of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he added, “My hope is that that kind of ...

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Surprisingly, a toxic compound found on Mars could help bacteria produce brick-like substances that could be used to assemble habitats on the Red Planet.

Natural UV-protective compounds from algae are revealing unexpected biological activities. Scientists have found that certain ...

It took just a few weeks for an ecosystem to develop when he recently collected some sewage water for one of his latest ...

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is re-opening for its 2026 season with a lineup of activities during February school ...