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Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

A new study shows that Earth formed under an unusually precise set of chemical…

A deep-sea expedition has uncovered a continuous band of yellow rock fractured into brick-like blocks nearly 10,000 feet below the ocean surface.

That ordered pattern forces a rethink of how volcanic terrain can fracture and persist under extreme…

Top medical groups join forces to review vaccine science as CDC faces criticism

Around 2,700 years ago, a partially cremated woman was buried with a mule — the oldest remains of the hybrid animal ever found in Western Europe, a new study reveals.

The mule and woman were interred inside an ancient rock-lined pit that…

Harvard stem cell biologists have discovered a way to grow the type of brain cells that degenerate in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and suffer damage in spinal cord injuries.

In a paper published in the journal eLife,…

During a brief respite from COVID-19 lockdowns in the summer of 2020, archaeologist Walter Crist found himself wandering the…

On March 3, 2026, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the night side of Earth, with the best views from Australia, the Pacific, and the western half of North America. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon drifts into Earth’s…

LONDON — Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly making it the planet’s largest hydrogen…

Scientists may have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Uranus’ extraordinarily strong radiation belt.

A new analysis of Voyager 2 data suggests that a temporary space weather event may have made the planet’s electron radiation belt more…