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Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth’s mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look.

Low voltages generated minerals that help bind the sand into erosion-resistant rock, offering hope for shorelines ravaged by waves.

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Overnight on Aug. 20-21, the full ‘Sturgeon Supermoon’ briefly occulted, or passed in front of, Saturn, snuffing the ringed planet’s light from the sky. An epic new astrophotography image captures the entire spectacle from start to finish.

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome’s conquest of Britain.

Engineered virus-like particles can outcompete HIV in the body, potentially offering long-term viral suppression after a single dose, a monkey study suggests.

Current guidelines limit treatment to infants. Giving antibiotics to at-risk kids under 5, too, has an indirect effect on infant survival, a new trial shows.

Stars that wander too close to supermassive black holes may be violently undone in a process called “spaghettification.” New simulations provide the most detailed look ever at the gory interaction.

Using a laser and an electron beam, the microscope can snap images of moving electrons every 625 quintillionths of a second.

Scientists have created the world’s fastest microscope, which they hope will answer fundamental questions about how electrons behave.