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A fictional theory created by H. P. Lovecraft ended up changing 2001: A Space Odyssey - and the world.

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High in the forests of Hawai‘i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests. Researchers find this quiet ...

Cells can be thought of as cities, with factories, a transport system, and lots of building activity. An international team ...

What’s finned, bioluminescent, and hiding out in the Gulf of Mexico? A shark that’s small enough to fit into your pocket. At ...

New commenting experience on bioRxiv and medRxiv lets researchers, educators, and readers engage directly with ...

In 1969, a controversial experiment used amphetamines to induce psychosis in healthy volunteers—changing our understanding of ...