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The western US is a geologists’ dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn’t make sense.

Rivers normally flow around barriers. The Danube river,…

Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Astronomers declare rare dark-sky victory over scrapped energy project in Chile

SpaceX plans to launch one million satellites to power orbital AI data center

Taking oral semaglutide may reduce heart-related hospitalizations and deaths among those with a history of heart failure and type 2 diabetes, a new analysis suggests.

Data from a trial funded by Novo Nordisk – which produces the…

The enormous storms of impenetrable clouds covering Jupiter’s surface make it nearly impossible for us to get a glimpse of what lies below. Any spacecraft attempting to get a closer look would be vaporized, melted, or crushed if it attempted to…

If you’ve never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you.

Skywatchers in parts of North America and northwest Africa will be treated to a remarkable celestial event…

It’s not often we can recommend a product that is designed…

For decades, biologists have attempted to trace the earliest split on the animal tree of life, one that occurred approximately 600 million years ago. All living animals, from mammals to mollusks, descend from a shared ancestor. The first…