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How “thunderquakes” could help reveal hidden structures inside the Earth

about 9 hours ago

When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into...

60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon—and began a legacy

about 10 hours ago

Snapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the...

Why trauma changes how our memory engages with our conscious experience

1 day ago

Trauma can distort how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain

Is lettuce safe to eat yet? New data suggest cyclosporiasis cases are slowing

2 days ago

After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak may be...

Why tornadoes touched down near New York City

2 days ago

Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can...

Why this El Niño will be the largest in living memory

2 days ago

A strengthening El Niño may surpass any seen since the 19th century...

What you need to know about West Nile virus

2 days ago

The mosquito-borne illness has sickened hundreds of people this year

China’s Chang’e 7 moonshot will seek water ice at the lunar south pole

3 days ago

The country’s latest mission, Chang’e 7, will be the first ever to...

Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself

3 days ago

A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,”...

The national debt is $40 trillion. What does that mean mathematically?

2 days ago

An investigation into the incomprehensibly, unfathomably large amount of money the U.S...

What happened when people with anorexia tried magic mushrooms

2 days ago

Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for...

‘Earth-like’ exoplanets may exist—but we don’t know of any yet

2 days ago

Claiming an exoplanet to be “Earth-like” is a trend that needs to...