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In 1973, scientists aboard the Concorde 001 achieved a groundbreaking feat by observing a 74-minute total solar eclipse. By flying at supersonic speed ...
Astronomers spotted the brightest fast radio burst yet, and observations of it, a flash of radio waves lasting about a millisecond, could shed light on one of the most mysterious cosmic phenomena.
A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests.
In 2024, anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh's published a book titled Soda Science, which detailed the efforts of Big Soda to mislead the public.
Science fiction is a genre known for complex storytelling, and some of the best sci-fi films require a rewatch to fully understand them.
New James Webb Space Telescope observations present a fresh challenge to long-held ideas about the chemistry of planet-forming disks.
Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.
Hard sci-fi is rooted in scientific accuracy and logic, and 21st-century movies like Arrival and Interstellar are the best ...
Thanks to the planetary alignment at the time of the eclipse, a record-breaking 7 billion people will be able to see the celestial event. Obviously, weather permitting, but up to 60 percent of the ...
Asteroid Bennu’s samples show how surface exposure drives color changes and reveal phosphates and organics linked to life’s origins.
An American energy leader is warning that several progressive "green" groups opposing President Donald Trump’s nuclear energy plans are linked to a "web of dark money" groups.
As traditional restoration of reefs fails to counter a coral collapse driven by climate change, scientists are looking toward the industrial-scale production of hardier, factory-bred babies ...