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What is the zeroth law of thermodynamics?
The zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two bodies are each in thermal equilibrium with some third body, then they are also...
Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo
A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex...
Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic
Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic is one of two newly described species found in countries outside their native range.
Inside All About Space issue 126: Complete guide to exoplanets
Inside the latest issue of All About Space is our complete guide to exoplanets where we peer into the most extreme alien worlds and...
The first life on Earth depended on a deadly poisonous...
Toxic hydrogen cyanide gas, used in chemical weapons today, may have been involved in the early stages of life's evolution, a new...
1,400-year-old remains of headless horse and rider discovered...
The skeletal remains of a man buried 1,400 years ago near a headless horse have been discovered in Germany. But who was he?
6 simple machines: Making work easier
Humans have invented six devices that combine to make work easier. These six simple machines are the wheel and axle, the lever, the...
SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observation satellite, lands...
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the CSG-2 radar satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday (Jan. 31) at 6:11...