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Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low ...

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An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive ...

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A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly ...

From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel ...