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Fossils show exceptionally rare evidence of a cloacal vent—the slit that most vertebrates use to excrete, have sex and lay egg—which could shed light on the evolution of the orifice


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BBC tech journalist Thomas Germain’s simple—and hilarious—experiment exposes a serious flaw in common artificial intelligence tools


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These results are preliminary, but they could eventually improve ovarian health and fertility in women, researchers say


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Don’t worry if you missed Tuesday’s total lunar eclipse. These images show the celestial marvel from around the world


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Punch, a monkey that went viral after he was abandoned by his mother in a Japanese zoo, is reminiscent of a foundational attachment theory experiment


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