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The currents in question are those forming the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a giant ocean conveyor ...

The largest known prime number has been discovered, smashing the previous record by more than 16 million digits.

An ancient temple made by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture has finally been found off the Italian coast near ...

A new NASA-led study suggests that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in hidden bubbles of meltwater below patches of ice ...

Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern ...

A genetic analysis suggests that a rare form of osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the hormone melatonin.

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How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it ...

Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut ...

Scientists studying the infamous 3-body problem have discovered certain "islands of regularity" that emerge from the ...

A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above ...