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$How to Spot Fake Video Stunts—With Science\!$

This amazing soccer trick has gone viral. But does it hold up to the laws of physics?

This incredible soccer trick has gone viral. But does it hold up to the laws of physics?

Surgeons use muscle grafts to amplify nerve signals—allowing amputees to control a new prosthetic with incredible precision.

Although the public part of the worldwide experiment is coming to an end this month, the world’s greatest extraterrestrial hunt is...

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At-home DNA testing is more accessible than ever. In *The Lost Family,* Libby Copeland learns how genetic revelations are upending...

In 1947, a pilot spotted a fleet of “saucer-like” aircrafts speeding across the sky. It was only a matter of time until paranoia set...

A typical drought is a slow-motion catastrophe. But scientists are trying to figure out a phenomenon called a flash drought, which...

A team of lawyers and psychologists reviewed 364 exams used in the legal system, finding a third of them don't pass muster with forensic...