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Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform...
The Amazon is losing "resilience," a study shows.
CERN halts future collaboration with Russia
The collaboration between American, Russian and European scientists that survived the Cold War has been put on hold.
Women's suffrage timeline: How American women won the vote
Over 100 years ago, and after decades of protest, women's suffrage was granted in the U.S.
Ancient 10-armed octopus relative named for Joe Biden
A 328 million-year-old cephalopod may be the oldest in a group related to octopuses and vampire squids.
What is the Higgs boson?
A look at the "God particle" — its theoretical origins, its discovery in 2012, and its continuing significance.
The five (and more) human senses
There are five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Other senses also help us understand and perceive the world...
Haunting 'mermaid' mummy in Japan is probably a gruesome...
Researchers in Japan have begun a new study into a 300-year-old "mermaid mummy" to determine the exact origins of the gruesome remains.
Winter: The coldest season
Winter, the coldest season of the year, comes between autumn and spring. It is associated with plunging temperatures and icy weather,...