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Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy, pictured here, were being studied by scientists who noticed that one particular star suddenly faded away and disappeared. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption…

The SCAN network, which links movement and thinking, appears to be a key brain area affected in Parkinson’s disease. Sara Moser/WashU Medicine hide caption toggle caption…

Kanzi, whose name means “treasure” in Swahili, was born in 1980 and died in 2025 at the age of 44. His favorite food was onions and…

Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts. EMILY KWONG, HOST: For…

The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades. EMILY KWONG, HOST: It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and whether you are a…

A massive pipe leak has surged 243 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac river. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption toggle caption Cliff Owen/AP It could now…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — In the main square of this town high in the Italian Alps that will host many of the Winter Olympic Games this…

Public health officials in South Carolina are seen an increase in people getting the measles vaccine. The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…

By looking at thin slices of crocodile bones, University of Cape Town paleobiologist Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan has concluded that researchers may have been overestimating some dinosaur ages.…

Lazarus Kgasi entered the orbit of paleontology on a whim. After high school, he needed to support his family. He worked a couple of odd jobs…