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One of the most spectacular galaxies in Earth's sky is the subject of a new image release to help celebrate 35 years of ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or 'forever chemicals', have spread almost everywhere on Earth, and are ...

Languages are windows into the worlds of the people who speak them – reflecting what they value and experience daily.

As the global population ages, more of us face frightening cognitive decline, personally or in our loved ones.

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Weather on Jupiter may have some surprising similarities to Earth phenomena, but some things it does defy easy explanation.

A new analysis of the sky has finally confirmed where the missing half of the Universe's visible matter has been hiding.

Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season.

A surprise discovery in Gale Crater is the component that was missing in the puzzle of Mars's climate history.

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