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In January 2022, the most powerful explosion ever recorded with modern instruments rocked the South Pacific. Now, scientists ...

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Only one of the pyramids at the site was damaged, but personnel from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History ...

In all our explorations of Mars to date, no evidence has been found that meets the rigorous standards to claim that we have ...

If you were lucky enough to observe a total eclipse, you are certain to remember the halo of brilliant light around the Moon ...

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In 1896, German chemist Emil Fischer noted something very strange about a molecule named acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone.

Paleolithic cuisine was anything but lean and green, according to a study on the diets of our Pleistocene ancestors.

While it's not possible to stop the brain from aging – at least not yet – there might be ways to slow down its decline, and a ...

The key genes change the chemical structure of the pigment molecule through the actions of an enzyme which adds just one atom ...