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A proposed rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would ease the standard for low-dose radiation exposure. The NRC ...

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A strange class of comet could explain the enigmatic behavior of ‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object—and even shed ...

On August 12, 2026, lucky viewers in and around Greenland, Iceland and Spain—weather allowing—will be able to see one of ...

A recent study in the journal Nature carries cosmos-quaking implications for our understanding of the universe—except a new ...

Living at altitudes with less than half the oxygen at sea level, these mice have adapted to their environment in unique ways ...

Cyclosporiasis case numbers have skyrocketed from several dozen nationwide in June to now more than 1,000 in the state of ...

A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, ...

This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant ...

To align Coordinated Universal Time with Earth’s rotation, a second occasionally gets added to the year. That may change in ...

New research identifies five distinct sleep subtypes, revealing links between brain patterns, behavior and health ...