The French Riviera faces a potentially serious tsunami threat, with some scenarios showing waves could reach the coast in less than 10 minutes after an earthquake. The short response time […]
A newly identified dinosaur species discovered during construction work in northeastern Brazil is providing fresh clues about how giant dinosaurs spread across ancient continents. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the species is […]
After an eight-year journey, two spacecraft from the European Space Agency and Japan’s JAXA are preparing to enter orbit around Mercury on November 21. The BepiColombo mission launched in October […]
Could lasting love have a mathematical formula? Researchers studying romantic relationships say the way feelings change over time may follow patterns that can be modeled with surprising precision. Professor Laurent […]
Scientists have used Earth’s natural electromagnetic environment to search for two leading dark matter candidates, ultralight axions and dark photons, in a new study that could expand the hunt for […]
Puerto Rico is facing a rapidly worsening drought after rainfall remained far below normal during what is typically the U.S. territory’s wet season. By late August, the lack of rain […]
Researchers at Tulane University, Stanford University and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered a unique feature of bats’ immune systems that may help explain their unusual […]
Researchers at the University of Oxford have found evidence that Mars may once have contained enormous, Earth-like magmatic systems deep beneath its surface, despite lacking the plate tectonics that shape […]
Scientists have discovered a rare new species of leafless flowering plant in Thailand’s Thong Pha Phum National Park, naming it Thismia daemona or the “devil flower” because of its unusual […]
September promises a busy month for skywatchers, with Venus reaching peak brilliance, the Moon passing near the bright star Antares, the September equinox and a Harvest Moon appearing close to […]
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