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The Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, covering between 5.5 and 7 million km2 (estimates vary).

It is home to a huge number of animal species – 400 mammals, 1,300 birds and 3,000 fish – as well as at least 40,000…

Insects play a critical role in ecosystems but, because they are so rarely preserved as fossils, it’s hard to study their roles from habitats…

The stone slab had not moved since the seventh century B.C. It sat flush against the rock-cut face of a hillside in central Italy, sealing the entrance to a chamber that time and looters had somehow passed over. For the archaeologists who…

Kidney stones have plagued humans since antiquity, yet despite our long history with them, we’ve apparently overlooked a key detail about the most common type, a new study finds.

Researchers in the US found live bacteria and biofilms inside…

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket will return to flight today (March 1) after a 10-month-long grounding, and you can watch the action live.

Alpha is scheduled to launch from…

This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Earth froze over 717 million years ago. Ice crept down from the poles to the equator, and the dark subglacial…

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Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain fades as the body heals. But it may last longer in women than in men, making women more likely to develop chronic…

In June 2024, scientists off Baja California confirmed the first live sighting of the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, a deep-sea creature previously known only from stranded remains. The encounter, secured with a tiny skin sample, ended a…