Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

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Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

In an age where social media promises to connect us, a Baylor University study reveals a sobering paradox—the more time we ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Ibogaine—a psychoactive plant derivative—has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes, challenging long-held assumptions ...