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This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. These are the expanding ...

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New computer models suggested that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) could get better radar data if it rolled farther ...

Artist's impression of Planet Nine – a suspected “wide-orbit” planet – with the Sun in the distance; Neptune's orbit is shown ...

Researchers analyzed soil samples from 21 urban parks in Detroit, Michigan, during February and July 2023. They detected DNA ...

A new University of Bristol study challenges this idea, revealing that omega-3s may raise certain inflammation markers, even ...

Biomass reveals the real impact and energy flow of life in an ecosystem, like knowing not just the cast of a play, but who ...

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Long ago, birds likely carried South American tomato seeds to the Galápagos Islands. Now, those island tomatoes are doing something strange—they’ve started producing a toxic ...

Emails rule modern life—from friendly check-ins to serious business. But when you hit “send,” what makes someone actually ...