New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

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Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier ...

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According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that ...

A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17, is set to make a chillingly close pass by Earth this week, marking the nearest ...