A private spacecraft on a pretty badass mission has sent back footage of the far side of the Moon, on its way to land in
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After Pope Francis was hospitalized on February 14 to receive treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican has now announced that the head of the Catholic Church
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If you go down to the woods today, could you also say you’ve seen a forest? And what if it’s hot and humid when you
Let’s be real – regularly getting less than six hours sleep a night sounds like a recipe for winding up drowsy at your desk. That
Chemists at Stanford University have developed a low-cost way to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere using an unlikely source: rocks. The process involves
Divination is an ancient practice. People from across the world have used various ways to attempt to anticipate or predict the future, but have you
Red-eared sliders are one of the most popular pets in the United States, but as a result, they’ve become one of the world’s 100 most
Humankind shares the planet with all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures, from rare deep-sea mysteries, to black wolves, and tiny insects. Some of the
I am sorry to inform you that the most decorated dog in US history, K9 Hurricane, has died. Hurricane, a Belgian Malinois, was a former
US national parks are famed for their biodiversity, but even the most well-studied of places can still throw us a surprise or two. In 2024,
A nearby supernova that peppered the Earth with cosmic rays 2-3 million years ago has been blamed for an upsurge in viruses in an African
While we’re often told of the importance of water and drinking enough of it, like anything else that’s meant to be good for us, too
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A team of scientists from two universities in China have synthesized a material harder than diamond in the laboratory. When carbon is subjected to extreme
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