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New research could solve the mystery of how the complex building blocks of life first formed.

Researchers using the Gaia space telescope studied some ancient stars near the sun, revealing that our corner of the Milky Way may be billions of years older than once thought.

The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can reach 9 pounds in weight and can outlive humans.

The European Space Agency shared a high-resolution interactive image of central Paris highlighting several notable venues where the 2024 Summer Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024.

If we can see at most 3% of the universe, how can we estimate the total number of galaxies in it?

“Sailors believed they grew underwater at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, and it was thought that male trees uprooted themselves on stormy nights and walked to find female trees, embracing them to pollinate their large flowers.”

Kepler’s sun drawings are the oldest sunspot records with known dates.

A drug-resistant bacterium that causes severe infections has been spreading globally, and it’s now in at least 16 countries, the WHO warns.

The coins were found beneath a home and were likely hidden by mercenaries.

A tiny extinct penguin from New Zealand is key to understanding penguin wing evolution, researchers say.