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Two dwarf galaxies are waging war in the vicinity of our Milky Way and it looks like there is only one possible victor.

Using tips from the star-tracking Gaia spacecraft, scientists examined the motions of massive stars in the Small Magellanic…

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans and other mammals might sound like something out of sci-fi movie.

Yet new findings indicate that the planet might face this crisis if continents fuse…

Summary: New research reveals that a single night of sleep can enhance memory for the order of real-world experiences—lasting for over a year. In a unique study, participants took an immersive art tour and were later tested on their memory of…

On October 4th, 2020 I crested an eight-mile climb, high above the village of Spitzenberg on a dirt road in a rural part of Columbia County about 10 miles northwest of downtown Scappoose when I…

People tend to assume that slugs are ugly but an underwater filmmaker has shattered this preconception by sharing spectacular footage of a range of bright and colourful sea slugs. 

“Can you believe these are real animals?!” says Luca…

Skywatchers throughout the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying views of the newly discovered Comet SWAN.

This latest cosmic interloper was first sighted on March 29 by Vladimir Bezugly of Dnipro, Ukraine, who found an apparent moving object (a…

When you swap two paraparticles, these hidden properties change in tandem. As an analogy, imagine that these properties are colors. Start with two paraparticles, one that’s internally red and another that’s internally blue. When they…

The sun just released a burst of a rare form of helium known as helium-3 (³He). What’s peculiar is this lightweight, elusive isotope isn’t usually seen in such high amounts.

“This rare isotope, which is lighter than the more common ⁴He by just…

A new geological study has revealed that the mostly submerged continent of Zealandia is far older than previously estimated — dating back over a billion years. The research, published in the journal Tectonics, offers unprecedented insight into…