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This past year was, in many ways, a pretty great and clarifying one. Let’s take stock of what happened when our government remembered whom it serves, as well as what unfinished business remains. Here, ...

When scientists pulled genetic material from a pair of naturally preserved bodies in the central Sahara, they expected to ...

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A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...

About 3 to 5% of mammals are known to be monogamous, meaning they select one mate for life. Still, many monogamous species ...