Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. And by “mystery,” I mean a source of endless fun, fascination and ...

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Hawaii rarely sees direct hurricane hits—if Lala strengthens, it will be just the third recorded hurricane to make landfall ...

This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12 months ...

Record-breaking rain in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has killed at least eight people and sparked widespread ...

If it doesn’t, it never was.” What most people don’t tell you is that if you let that something go from exactly the right ...

A new study of the Helix Nebula shows a never-before-seen detail of how dying stars recycle elements. Researchers found it by ...

This storm, a rarity for this part of the Pacific, is expected to bring heavy rains, strong wind and possibly “life-threatening flooding” to Hawaii this weekend ...

Hui He explains why artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming mathematical work—and why that’s a good thing ...

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The vagus nerve is a both underappreciated and incredibly powerful instrument of the body. Researchers have long known that ...