Among the sweep of executive orders signed by the new US president Donald Trump is the decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley. It’s a
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Structural differences between male and female brains are apparent from the very earliest days of life, according to a new study. The researchers found that
A new brain-computer interface has achieved an “unprecedented” level of control for a person who isn’t able to use their limbs, enabling them to fly
Moments after the presidential inauguration, US President Donald Trump signed several anti-scientific executive orders (EOs), such as taking the United States out of the Paris
As the world grapples with a flood of Large Language Models, some computer programmers have gone old school, reaching back to where it all began
I am sure that you have all watched a scene where a hero, villain, or nameless goon has been pushed into a pool of water
For the past few months, a dedicated team at IFLScience has been quietly working behind the scenes, plunging into the weird, wacky, and unusual sides
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Trains in Switzerland are allowed to have up to 255 axles. They are also allowed to have 257+ axles. From this, you might infer that
Hybrid grouper fish, released into Hong Kong’s coastal waters as part of a religious ritual, could be wreaking havoc on local biodiversity. By exploiting unique
As Johnny Cash once sang: “Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring […] And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of
An ultra-rare all-black penguin has been spotted on South Georgia Island, standing out among its more typical black-and-white buddies by bucking the tuxedo trend with
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