Not only is La Gioconda's smile an enigma in this painting. It has also been the background landscape of one of the most emblematic portraits in history.
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Two researchers at Brown University have united to improve a mapping technique of the Moon's surface, which can bring to light its "darker corners".
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A joint European-Japanese space mission aims to solve the puzzle, which scientists hope will aid climate predictions.
Research links brief anger to blood vessel impairment, raising heart risks.
Scientists develop revolutionary AI platform to design new cancer treatments.
Marine sediments are extremely diverse and seafloor invertebrates who disturb them play an important role in ensuring the health of the oceans.
Static electricity is a sensory cue used by caterpillars to detect their prey, but other sources of electric field are affecting this ability.