A fossil beak from an ancient octopus has forced scientists to rethink who ruled the Cretaceous seas. Researchers say two ...

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Smaller quakes from secondary faults—which are not included in national seismic hazard modeling—occur more frequently than ...

Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health ...

If the US loses its scientific edge, it will lose access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.

A viral deep sea mystery took more than two years to solve because the ocean still hides life in forms scientists barely ...

Researchers have developed a soft artificial retina that helped blind mice respond to near-infrared light, a type of light ...

Water is everywhere. It covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, and it’s an essential component of life. It’s in the air we ...

Across the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health ...

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The team successfully built the largest, highest-resolution 3D map of the cosmos ever constructed. The completed map charts ...