How can these strange cells explain the origin of complex life?
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A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe
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New Hubble images may solve the case of a disappearing exoplanet
Two asteroid-sized objects orbiting a famous star have collided, Hubble Space Telescope images suggest. The collision provides a rare look
Two more antibiotics have been approved in the U.S. to treat gonorrhea
The pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is notorious for its ability to develop drug resistance. But now
Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap
On August 16, 2012, residents of the tiny Dutch village of Huizinge were rattled by an inexplicably large 3.6 magnitude
Dark matter ‘nuggets’ could explain the Milky Way’s mysterious glow
A puzzling ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the destruction of nuggets of dark matter, the
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale. He swirls the bottle
Some of 2025’s scientific discoveries broke records
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Betelgeuse’s buddy leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere
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Galaxies with ‘hoop skirts’ are more common than we thought
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