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A meteorite that struck northwestern Scotland about a billion years ago may have collided 200 million years later than initially believed. 

New research from Curtin University in Australia analyzed tiny crystals left behind by the impact and…

The far side of the moon has a drier mantle than researchers previously believed, giving scientists more insight into its water content and the way that the moon has evolved.

“Water abundance is crucial for understanding the origin and…

Prostate cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among men globally. In the United States, it holds the top spot as the most common cancer diagnosis among men. One of the persistent challenges in managing prostate cancer…

American nuclear is in 25-year-old Isaiah Taylor’s blood: his great-grandfather worked on the Manhattan Project. In 2023, Taylor, who dropped out of high school to work in tech, started his own nuclear company, Valar Atomics. It’s currently…

Mice are experts at learning fears, and they’re experts at unlearning them, too. But what allows these animals to push past their terror when something that was a threat isn’t a threat anymore? According to a new study in the Proceedings of…

Scientists in the United States have ‘blown the lid off’ the Yellowstone supervolcano’s mysterious underground reservoir of magma.

A team of geologists and Earth scientists now claims to have finally found the deep magma ‘cap’ that keeps the…

Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilization – believed to…

Urban noise such as from traffic, aeroplanes and construction is forcing some spiders to…

As the US struggles to contain its worst measles outbreak in years, cases have spilled over into Mexico. In an April 25 report, Mexico’s Ministry of Health reported there have been 583 confirmed cases in the country this year, with 560 recorded…

Scientists have identified two new species of crocodiles in the Caribbean off the Yucatán…