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Learn more about the pounding plume of molten rock that’s beneath Ethiopia, forcing its three tectonic plates to separate.
Recent archaeological discovery expands our knowledge on complex Indigenous societies in South America.
Learn more about TWA 7 b, an exoplanet with the mass of Saturn that was captured by creating a fake eclipse.
Learn about new warnings from scientists about how disposable e-cigarettes contain higher levels of hazardous lead, nickel, ...
What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon’s “humongous fungus” was considered the world’s largest organism.
Learn about the "pill-on-a-thread" that could replace endoscopies for half of all patients at risk of developing esophageal ...
Discover more about Newgrange and the people who were buried there. And what those people can tell us about the elites of ...
Learn more about the discovery of a giant possum in Big Bend National Park and how it’s connected to early primate evolution.
Learn more about a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest that have been observed making and using tools to groom each other ...
Associated with the infamous King Tut's curse, a deadly spore may now be turned into a potent leukemia treatment.
Learn how falling numbers of vultures, hyenas, and other large-bodied scavengers could cause an uptick in zoonotic diseases.
Researchers predicted mortality rates in ICU patients with 84 percent accuracy.