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Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in...

Asking AI reasoning models questions in areas such as algebra or philosophy caused carbon dioxide emissions to spike significantly.

Mars isn't a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.

A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.

A new analysis of the ancient human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico offers more evidence that they are around 23,000 y...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will share its first highly-detailed images of the sky on Monday. Find details about how to see them here.

How did Homo sapiens manage to leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, when earlier treks out of the continent had ended in failure?

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris.

Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. I...

"Digesters" that convert methane from manure ponds into fuel can dramatically reduce emissions of this potent greenhouse gas on dairy farms,...

The best macro lenses for capturing the tiny world ahead of Prime Day on July 8-11 — including Sony, Nikon, Canon and more.

The James Webb Space Telescope has notched another milestone, capturing a direct image of one of the coldest and oldest known exoplanets.

A woman on dialysis experienced a lot of fluid buildup between appointments and developed an unusual eating habit in an attempt to counter i...

Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers pro...

Half a decade after receiving a psychedelic treatment for depression, two-thirds of patients in a new study remained in remission.

Researchers have used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But some experts are skeptical of the...

We've rounded up the best thermal imaging binoculars ahead of Prime Day that enable you to see wildlife and humans in the dark.

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North...

Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions a...

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a...

Microsoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, san...

Compact, stylish and smart-enabled, the Urevo SpaceWalk E4W walking pad is an affordable way to hit your step goals in the comfort of your o...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of tiny, distant galaxies piercing the fog of the cosmic dark age in the first billion ye...

Researchers think the Viking Age boat burial of a woman and her pooch in Norway dates to between A.D. 900 and 950.

Tiny, orange glass beads discovered on the moon during the Apollo era may reveal an untold history of lunar volcanism.