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A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice

Greenland’s northern ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978, new research finds.

The Euclid Space Telescope’s Spectacular First Photos of...

Images from the European Space Agency’s newest telescope show the power of instruments that will create 3D surveys of a third of the...

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The World’s Broken Food System Costs $12.7 Trillion a Year

The hidden costs of the global food system are equivalent to 10 percent of global GDP, according to new analysis from the United Nations.

The JWST Has Spotted Giant Black Holes All Over the Early...

Giant black holes were supposed to be bit players in the early cosmic story. But James Webb Space Telescope observations are finding...

Why You Can’t Stop Reading About Daylight Saving Time

In the US, Daylight Saving Time ends and the clocks go back one hour on November 5. You know this. Google knows this. But here we...

The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky

Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy.

Scientists Have Finally Found the Origins of a Mysterious...

Astronomers show how a 50-meter space rock orbiting near Earth isn’t a typical asteroid: It probably blasted off the moon millions...

As Extreme Heat Increases, Heart Attacks Will Rise

Dangerously hot days are becoming more common. That will trigger heart attacks and strokes in people made vulnerable by age, race,...

The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died

Lawrence Faucette died six weeks after undergoing the experimental procedure involving a genetically engineered pig organ.

Everyone Was Wrong About Why Cats Purr

Cats purr when they’re happy and kittens purr so their mothers can find them. But it turns out purring may be more like a snore than...