A single leaked hint exposed the CIA’s most puzzling code. But dozens of the world’s toughest ciphers are still waiting to be solved.

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If it is a galaxy, it would be the oldest known galaxy in the cosmos, but it could also be a brown dwarf or an early black hole.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

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This turn-dial tightening mechanism has been used in outdoor industry footwear for years. Will it replace old-school laces? Probably not. But it makes a compelling case.

An identical transmitter to the one aboard the aviator’s final flight may have produced the clue everyone’s been waiting for.

Scientists developed memristors for data storage out of common mushrooms, taking a major step forward in organic computing.

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The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

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