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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is exceptionally alcoholic

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron

A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid is set to buzz Earth late on March 12, passing closer than the moon as it zips silently beneath Antarctica, posing no risk to our planet or its natural satellite.

The solar system asteroid will make its…

“Hippie” bonobos are just as aggressive as “warrior” chimpanzees, according to a new study. However, the findings also reveal some key details about which sex is instigating the aggression. Bonobo females were more likely to attack males, while…

Scientists have found that chimpanzees are attracted to crystals, seem to value them, want to keep them where they sleep, and can…

For decades, most spacecraft carrying humans have been little more than compact capsules or orbital laboratories. Crews rarely exceed a handful of astronauts, and missions typically last months rather than years. Those limits reveal a…

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a rapidly spinning, highly magnetized neutron star or “magnetar” for the first time.

The observation of this event, triggered by the death of a massive star, confirms the link between the creation of

The most comprehensive analysis yet on recreational drug use and stroke risk has identified three substances of concern – one of which may nearly triple the risk of a blood vessel bursting in the brain.

Researchers at the University of…

The Gulf Stream holds tantalizing clues about when other key Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse due to climate change, a new study finds.

Originating in the Gulf of Mexico and leaving the U.S. East Coast near Cape Hatteras in North Carolina,…

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The first mission of Northrop Grumman’s big new cargo spacecraft is nearly over.

That freighter, known as Cygnus XL, left the