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Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s waterChina is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking on water…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including some in an unexpected place: in the middle of…
A rare lunar meteorite that fell to Earth holds evidence of a previously unknown “impact event” that rocked the moon roughly 3.5 billion years ago, researchers…
A painted wood mask of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec lord of the underworld.(Image credit: The Walters Art Museum / Gift of John Bourne, 2009 (CC0))QUICK FACTSName: Mask…
Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds and endless combinations of meaning. But…
The “Llullaillaco Maiden” — a teenage girl whose mummified body was found atop a frigid volcano in Argentina — was sacrificed centuries ago by the Inca.…
To our human eyes, a mouse’s furred face doesn’t betray much emotion. But if you watch the body language of a mouse who’s reunited with one…
Quick FactsWhat it is: A moonlit Earth.Where it is: Image taken from Earth orbit.When it was shared: June 4, 2026.When NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman pointed his…
If you’ve ever washed uncooked rice, you’ve seen the pale, milky-white water that rinses away. Billions of people across the world eat rice every day. So…
NASA’s X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft developed in partnership with Lockheed Martin, has broken the sound barrier for the first time. The test represents an important…
