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Astronomers may have just discovered the “most pristine” star ever seen, lurking near the edge of the Milky Way. The unusual alien sun, which could be the offspring of one of the universe’s first stars, is so metal-poor that it breaks a major…

NEW YORK (AP) — Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Both hail from the outer edges of our solar system — possibly what’s…

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to dust off your camera, two upcoming comets provide the perfect opportunity. First, comet Lemmon will be at its most visible between October 13-23 and could be as bright as Magnitude 4, meaning there’s a…

The gravitational interaction between the Earth and Moon has led to one hemisphere of the Moon being locked facing away from Earth. Don’t be misled, though. The Moon does rotate, it just takes as long to rotate once on its axis as it takes…

Skull cups and skeleton masks have been discovered among a pile of 5,000-year-old discarded human bones in China, according to a new study.

The sculpted skulls were found jumbled up with pottery and animal remains, but the purpose of the macabre…

The shutdown of the US government, about to enter its third week, is starting to take a toll on US science. Since the shutdown began, the administration of US President Donald Trump has cancelled funding for clean-energy research projects and…

A Mathematical Paradox Shows How Combining Losing Strategies Can Create a Win

By Manon Bischoff

A new vaccine can effectively prevent multiple types of cancer, with up to 88 percent efficacy for some forms of tumor in mouse tests.

Like a vaccine designed to prevent or reduce illness from viral infections, this cancer vaccine works by…

One of the world’s biggest car manufacturers has announced plans to mass-produce a type of battery for electric vehicles (EVs) that can last far longer and charge much quicker than current technologies.

On October 8, Toyota and the Japan-based…

The subtle pulses of tiny blood vessels in the brain can now be mapped in greater detail than ever before using a new imaging method.

It’s the first noninvasive tool to measure the expansion and contraction of microscopic arteries and…