Hubble revisited the aquatic-looking Trifid Nebula 30 years after its original observations. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI. Image processing: J.…
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Although May hasn’t quite got as much going on as the excitement of April, there’s still a lot to look…
Humans migrated to South America in three distinct waves over the course of thousands of years, a new large-scale analysis…
Imagine getting a knee replacement made of living materials rather than metal and plastic.Researchers at Columbia University and the University…
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It’s now clear. Scientists predict that humanity will miss its target of keeping atmospheric warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above…
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El Niño is forecast to return as early as May, which could bring above-normal temperatures to almost everywhere on Earth,…