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The Curiosity mission started near the bottom of the crater, at the base of a formation called Aeolis Mons, or Mount Sharp, where NASA expected to find the earliest geological samples. The idea then was to climb up Mount…

Paleontologists have identified a gigantic apex predator that once roamed Central Asia and towered over early tyrannosaurs—offering a glimpse into a forgotten age of prehistoric giants. The newly described species, Ulughbegsaurus…

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After walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. But not according to a team of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has seen before.

The bold – and contested – assertion…

When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring’s first chance to see shooting stars.

The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it’s not…

A tiny but radical twist in the fabric of the cosmos could offer a breakthrough in one of astronomy’s most persistent mysteries. According to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers led by…

Dolphins and orcas have undergone such extensive evolutionary changes to adapt to life in the ocean that returning to land is now impossible, according to a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. These iconic marine mammals, once…

What do you think of when it comes to extra terrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings could live on other planets. But when astronomers are searching for extra-terrestrial life, it is usually in the…