Scattered across the archeological sites of the Eurasian continent, hundreds of female-shaped statues have resurfaced, dating back to more than 40,000 years ago. Colloquially known as “Venus” statues, ...

This irresistible Venus transit offers the chance to rekindle the spark and restore harmony Love is in the air, and the cosmos is turning up the charm! On Oct. 13, Venus — the planet of romance, ...

The Atlas Hotel is in full hardhat-required construction mode. The 246-room hotel won’t be open for several months, so it takes a fair amount of imagination to envision the current cavernous concrete ...

THREATS. ALMOST EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AFTER A BURST PIPE SHUT DOWN AN OMAHA BARBECUE RESTAURANT. EXCITED CUSTOMERS WAITED OUTSIDE THE DOORS TODAY TO CELEBRATE ITS REOPENING. GOOD MORNING. NICE TO MEET ...

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What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...

Reanalyzing old data with our modern understanding seems to be in vogue lately. However, the implications of that reanalysis are more impactful for some topics than for others. One of the most hotly ...

The surface of Venus is scoured with strange, quasi-circular features called coronae. Unlike anything seen on Earth today, they can stretch hundreds of miles in diameter, even going past the thousand ...

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To trap its prey, the Venus flytrap sends rapid electrical impulses, which are generated in response to touch or stress. But the molecular identity of the touch sensor has remained unclear. Japanese ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive sensory hairs act as tactile sensing organs; when touched twice in quick ...