Gain-of-function experiments can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect people in the wild. But they're also used for many other areas of study within biology.

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The Walker S2 humanoid robot, which can change its own battery when it's running low on power, could potentially be left to run on its own forever.

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Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are.

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A nebula where young stars sculpt dragon-like forms has been imaged in colorful detail by the Dark Energy Camera in Chile.

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A study of prehistoric skeletons from the Italian Alps shows that society may have been organized around fathers and that Ötzi the Iceman had a unique family lineage.

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