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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to...
The Eta Aquariids will peak May 5-6, with debris from Halley's Comet creating swift meteors, though bright moonlight will make them...
Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero...
The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero...
Did Japan have female samurai?
The samurai are renowned as skilled warriors, but were any of them women?
Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed...
May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over...
Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates,...
A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning algorithm that...
Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different...
Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth's crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds.
What's the difference between a lion and a tiger?
One has stripes, and one doesn't. But do the differences between lions and tigers go deeper than that?
'If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should...
In this excerpt from "What Science Says About Astrology," author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed...
