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Residents of Mexico City and other areas in central Mexico were jolted awake early Wednesday by a loud explosion and a bright flash across the sky.

The event was later confirmed by monitoring services as a bolide — an exceptionally bright…

In the desolate outcrops of Jack Hills, Western Australia, scientists have unearthed a microscopic zircon crystal dated to an astonishing 4.4 billion years, making it the oldest known fragment of Earth’s crust ever discovered. First described…

In northeastern China, paleontologists have uncovered two previously unknown species of feathered theropod dinosaurs dating back 125 million years. One of these fossils includes direct evidence of mammal predation—an unprecedented find that…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made one of its most scientifically rich discoveries yet on Mars, unearthing a dense collection of ancient rocks along the western rim of Jezero Crater that could rewrite our understanding of the Red Planet’s…

A major breakthrough in ocean floor mapping has occurred with the latest data from NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite revealing approximately 100,000 seamounts across the globe. This detailed cartography represents a…

For decades, scientists have wondered how the moon can have water.

It’s dry, airless, and lacks an atmosphere, so the presence of water on its surface is nothing short of a mystery.

Over the years, theories have pointed to icy comets,…

Buckle up, nerds: NASA is building the first quantum gravity sensor for space—a suitcase-sized instrument that could soon be measuring everything from subterranean water to hidden reserves of…

A groundbreaking scientific discovery has recently enthralled the physics community: researchers have suggested the existence of a new category of quantum particles, dubbed “paraparticles.” While it may sound like something out of a sci-fi…

Before entering Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden, visitors must walk over disinfecting mats to rid their shoes of bacteria or other pathogens. Next to the mats is a sign whose admonition seems at once both practical and religious: “Cleanse…