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Scientists and community members in Altadena are testing ways that California species can assist efforts to rebuild ...

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Now living at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center, the striking crustacean has a bright orange shell with black ...

The research documents addiction-like tendencies in canines, offering scientific evidence that appears to support owners' own ...

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

A new study may visually solve an enduring mystery about a bright object that's been studied since the 19th century ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

Published 75 years ago, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" tells the story of four children who are evacuated from London ...

Critics have called the Vaillancourt Fountain an "eyesore," while supporters say it's an important chapter in the city's ...