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Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

The word "ninja" may bring to mind a person dressed mostly in black, but what they wore was actually quite different.

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As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning ...

Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...

Large hailstones made of ammonia may explain why the gas is missing from large pockets of Jupiter's atmosphere.

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Yellowstone's supervolcano appears to have a magma cap that vents pressure and reduces the chances of a massive eruption happening anytime soon.