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The bright band of the Milky Way is about to make its first great appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.There are few more impressive…

When you think of a planet with rings, majestic Saturn almost definitely comes to mind. But it’s not the only planet in the solar system with…

A gene variant that helps protect people from HIV infection likely originated in people who lived during the span of time between the Stone Age and…

There might be a hidden ocean’s worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests.According to a new paper published April 25 in…

An outbreak of 10 serious Listeria infections that led to hospitalization has been linked to several ready-to-eat products, including snack boxes and sandwiches.So far, officials have…

A provocative new hypothesis suggests that Yosemite Valley was carved by an ancient volcano and a disappearing river, both of which have long since eroded away.Geologists…

Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it’s a staggeringly small amount.According to a new study published May…

An ancient tomb in Greece does not hold the remains of Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, as some scholars think it does, a…

Australia is rather isolated today, but around 120 million years ago, the island straddled the polar circle and formed a giant landmass with Antarctica. At that…

Have you ever found yourself in a museum’s gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled “stone tools,” muttering under your…