South America was a frightening place during the Miocene. More than 10 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of the ...

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Humans love dogs, but petting them can leave some people sneezing and wheezing. About 15% of the world's population lives ...

Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii's Big Island early Sunday as heavy rain and strong winds struck the U.S. Pacific ...

Water-bombing aircraft and farmers' tractors joined forces Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day ...

Researchers at Rice University have found that gently squeezing a crystal of iron sulfide can change two of its unusual ...

Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have spotted an extremely bright red spot in the early universe. The object resembles an ...

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system ...

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Astronomers have linked an X-ray flash discovered by the Einstein Probe to a known type of supernova with unusual features ...

Employers are increasingly investing in training to prepare their employees for artificial intelligence (AI). Training ...

Firefighters battled for a second day Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local ...