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Social Sciences Feb 13, 2025

Romance bookstores are booming worldwide—and fans are lining up for love

Once, if you wanted to buy romance novels, you had to know where to look. Some small outlets stocked paperback romances, as well as department stores like Big W in Australia and Walmart in the United States. So did some bookstore ...

Social Sciences Feb 4, 2025

Ambition's dark side: Study reveals link to unethical behavior

Ambition is a predictor of success. But according to a new study, the motives behind it can also lead to lying and cheating.

Ecology Jan 29, 2025

Art meets science: See the first detailed illustration of an ancient deep-sea mountain

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures clinging to their sides. Unlike mountains on land that dare climbers and hikers to brave their peaks, ...

Planetary Sciences Jan 28, 2025

Moon is not as 'geologically dead' as previously thought, new study reveals

Scientists have studied the moon's surface for decades to help piece together its complex geological and evolutionary history. Evidence from the lunar maria (dark, flat areas on the moon filled with solidified lava) suggested ...

Evolution Jan 20, 2025

Ancient viral DNA shapes early embryo development, study finds

Over half of our genomes consist of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at ...

Plants & Animals Jan 14, 2025

The Dark Side of the ocean: New giant sea bug species named after Darth Vader

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from Vietnamese waters and named Bathynomus ...

Planetary Sciences Jan 2, 2025

A new mission watches meteoroids hit the far side of the moon

Sometimes, it's hard to remember that Earth is constantly being bombarded by literally tons of space debris daily. The larger bits form what we know as shooting stars, and most burn up in the atmosphere. Still, throughout ...

Education Dec 17, 2024

In standup comedy class, student joy is the punchline

Katherine Cai is on stage, reminiscing about high school.

Education Dec 16, 2024

Plagiarism detection software sparks widespread student concern

In a new study, around half of the high school and university students from seven European countries are concerned about the use of plagiarism detection software in education. Their concerns lead to counterproductive behavior ...

Planetary Sciences Dec 16, 2024

Could planets orbiting two stars have moons?

Exomoons are a hot topic in the science community, as none have been confirmed with astronomers finding new and creative ways to identify them. But while astronomers have searched for exomoons orbiting exoplanets around single ...

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