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Chemists have discovered tiny zaps of electricity moving between "swamp-gas" bubbles. Could they ignite methane gas to glow as dancing blue flames?

Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.

Squiggly markings like a punk rock hairdo led researchers to identify the remains as spongelike animals that may have lived around 560 million years ago.

From 2013 to 2023, the prevalence of self-reported difficulties with memory, concentration and decision-making nearly doubled among young adults.

Tests show pasteurized dairy with H5N1 remnants did not cause illness in mice, supporting safety of milk during outbreaks.

An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington's by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.

The map, spanning 4,000 light-years from the sun in all directions, combines a chart of space dust with the effects of a rare type of young, hot star.

Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, a blue jay and green jay mated in Texas. This bird is the result.

The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such as light levels and how many predators are around.

Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Homo sapiens' evolutionary relationship to Denisovans and Neandertals.