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Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

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On the world's first Asteroid Day, Nina Burleigh discovers that Nasa has already commissioned a team of 'planetary defenders' ...

Scientists have identified a new threat that could disrupt the commercial airspace as at least three deadly crashes have ...

For decades after the concept of biodynamic farming was introduced in 1924, there was an aura of witch and wizard mysticism ...

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

Did temperatures on the moon dip due to the world's Covid-19 lockdown? Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the ...

The study also notes pollution’s deep inequity ... These include calls for: An independent, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-style science and policy panel on pollution. Increased funding for ...

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space ...

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