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A condition that compels people to move their legs could indicate they have a greater chance of developing Parkinson’s disease. A new study also suggests this risk decreases for those prescribed certain treatments for their ‘restless…

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to space, the stalwart of NASA’s shuttle fleet…

Scientists Map Microbiome Hidden Deep inside Tree Trunks

By Saugat Bolakhe edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier

This small, bronze skeleton is one of only a dozen known examples of an ancient Roman…

Nobel Prizes, COVID Vaccine Updates and Malnutrition in Gaza

By Rachel Feltman, Fonda…

Christopher Columbus sailed westward in 1492, hoping to find a new route to China and South Asia, but he hit a major roadblock — the Americas — and landed in the Caribbean.

Columbus wasn’t the first European to reach the Western Hemisphere;…

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After being visible on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, two green comets are becoming easier to see — and more convenient. On Monday, Oct. 13, the brighter comet, Lemmon (C/2025 A6), will shift from being a morning-only target to evening…

Look to the eastern horizon shortly before midnight on Oct. 12 to see the moon rising majestically with the red giant Betelgeuse and the stars of the constellation Orion. Jupiter will be close on their heels.

Head out an hour before midnight…

Our universe might not expand forever. Based on evolving data about dark energy, physicists now propose a model in which the cosmos could stop expanding and collapse into a “Big Crunch” in about 20 billion years. This scenario depends on…