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For space fans and skywatchers alike, Wednesday Aug. 12 is destined to be a date for the history books. For those in North America — including…

The Berlin gold hat was made around 3,000 years ago from a single sheet of gold and accentuated with motifs that represent a calendar.(Image credit: Alamy)QUICK…

This article was originally published by Yale Environment 360.Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades.…

Long before chemistry was a formal science, humans were experimenting with substances to solve problems, cure illnesses and make money. In his book “The Age of…

quick factsWhat it is: Saguaro, a lower-redshift spiral galaxyWhere it is: About 10 billion light-years away in the constellation Ursa MajorWhen it was shared: July 29,…

Although it might be difficult to believe in our hyper-connected lives, there are thousands of people across the planet who remain almost completely disconnected from the…

Inside the world’s newest data centers, energy-guzzling computations proceed round the clock as AI chatbots and other generative AI tools tackle tasks from the frivolous to…

About 2,500 years ago, people in what is now India and Sri Lanka were manufacturing an exceptionally high-quality type of steel. Wootz steel was extraordinarily strong…

Millions of people across Europe and North America will witness a solar eclipse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, but the event will vary greatly depending on the…

Yams and sweet potatoes are often confused, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably in the U.S. However, they’re two different crops. So what sets them…