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When faced with uncontrollable climate change, people often embrace conspiracy theories to regain a sense of control.

Anecdotal reports suggest that cryptocurrency mines can have harmful knock-on effects on people’s health, but the true scale of the problem is still unknown.

“Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of ‘cryptic terrain.’”

Chronic pain has puzzled scientists for decades, but diagnoses and treatments have come a long way.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico is home to 119 known caves, including North America’s largest cave chamber, the Big Room.

Elias Garcia-Pelegrin was looking for a quick magic trick that would capture the attention of people, not birds. He performed magic to help pay for university. And his “fast pass” fit the bill. But he soon realized that this trick…

The STAR1 robot can reach a top speed of 8 mph with the added help of a pair of sneakers.

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world.

Viruses and bacteria have been around for billions of years, but which came first?

Climate change is putting monarch butterflies’ overwintering forests in Mexico at risk. Could planting new forests solve that problem?