After a typhoon surprised a research cruise, scientists took advantage of the unique sampling opportunity to reveal rapid ...

After decades of analyzing reams of lunar rocks back here on Earth, the canonical view of the moon was that it was anhydrous; ...

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Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained ...

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Researchers have reconstructed and transcribed a mathematical formula from the site of Xultun, Guatemala, revealing the name ...

Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief.

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention—with good reason. A student can simply copy and paste ...

In environmental, health and technology crises, Americans are more persuaded to take action by scientists and public ...