From pinpricks of darkness to lobsters feeling pain, here's what in the news this week.

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Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Rocket Lab has successfully launched an Electron technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace ...

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A robot named Adam was the first of its kind to do science. Adam mimicked a biologist. After coming up with questions to ask about yeast, the machine tested those questions inside a robotic laboratory ...

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests The ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler - who was very social - didn’t resemble the ...

When the United States faced the looming threat of World War II in the 1930s, it bet big on science — and won. The nation invested billions of dollars in research at universities and in industry. That ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet. Not only can this ...