The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño ...

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People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change ...

Space Space Exploration Artemis II crew captures rare double auroras on the dark side of Earth as they zoom toward the moon — Space photo of the week The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission ...

Planet Earth Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed Chile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of ...

A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor.

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Some of the earliest Viking "pennies" were made with silver that contained melted-down coins from the Islamic world, a new study reports. The finding confirms the relationship between early Viking and ...

Technology Computing Quantum Computing China unveils first-of-its-kind 'dual-core' quantum computer — its makers say it improves stability and efficiency A new Chinese quantum computing system pairs ...

China's secretive Tianwen-2 mission arrives at Earth's 'quasi-moon' ahead of historic landing Analysis China's Tianwen-2 mission has arrived at the quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa, which orbits the sun ...

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