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Visiting our nearest stellar neighbor will take near-light-speed travel.

When Hunga erupted in 2022, ash “decimated” slow-moving species living on the seafloor. More mobile species were able to hoof it out of harm’s way.

Scientists discovered an unknown volcanic eruption that rocked the seafloor in the Aegean more than 500,000 years ago.

From Alan Turing’s seminal paper to the advent of ChatGPT, here are 12 pivotal moments in the history of artificial intelligence.

Scientists have found a mysterious signal in the brightest gamma ray burst ever detected, and now they know what caused it.

Thousands of ochre rock drawings, including images of humans and animals morphing into one another, offer a striking glimpse at early life in the Amazon.

Studying the reptile’s ironclad teeth in more detail could help solve a dinosaur dental mystery.

Scientists have uncovered how bacteria borrowed a gene from an insect to create female-only parasitic wasp populations, eliminating the need for males.

Physically, athletes might reach a point where they can no longer beat sports records — however, innovative techniques and sportswear breakthroughs could potentially help athletes perform better in the future.

Three fossilized snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago are now called the “winter serpents.”