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One of the biggest mysteries of the Sun is the reason why its upper atmosphere, also called crown, is more than 200 times hotter than its surface. For an unknown reason, this …

Scientists have launched a major new phase in testing a controversial genetically modified organism: a mosquito designed to quickly spread a deadly genetic mutation for its own species, NPR has learned. For …

Catch the theme of John Williams in the movie Jaws and make sure you have a boat big enough that plunges us into this story. New research shows that great white sharks …

Physicists are developing a universal function suggesting that the proton-neutron pairs in the nucleus, shown here, could be responsible for the EMC effect. Credit: Jefferson Lab of DOE Careful analysis of the …

Sleep – this absurd and amazing habit of losing consciousness for hours – is so universal in the animal kingdom that we generally assume that it is essential for survival. Now, however, …

On February 13, 2019, NASA tweeted a sad message: For the robot that has turned 90 days into 15 years of exploration: you have been and remain the opportunity of your life. …

A team of researchers discovered a previously unknown species of marsupial that lived in the Alaska Arctic during the dinosaur era, adding a striking new detail to an ancient and complex landscape. …

Among so many beautiful moon pictures, it does not happen very often that one of them forces you to stop scrolling through the list and look in your eyes. That 's what …

<div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = " Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) have been making headlines lately. From the scientific research that points them to the disappearance of the famous Megalodon at …

NIST physicist Scott Diddams examines the NIST frequency comb designed to ensure the accuracy of stellar light analysis at the Hobby-Eberly telescope in Texas. Credit: NIST The hunt for Earth-like planets, and …