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5 stories making science news this week: A Pacific 'superstructure'...
Jan. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...
Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a dwarf galaxy
The irregular dwarf galaxy UGC 8091 is likely a building block of ‘grand design’ galaxies like our Milky Way.
Which planet is closest to Earth? (Hint: There's more than...
It may initially seem like a simple question, but determining which planet is closest to Earth is surprisingly tricky and can have...
Fountains of diamonds that erupt from Earth's center are...
Diamonds seem to reach Earth's surface in massive volcanic eruptions when supercontinents break up, and they form when continents...
American burying beetle: The meat-eating insect that buries...
American burying beetle parents work together to find and bury a dead animal that its brood can consume after hatching.
Is it possible to reach absolute zero?
To reach absolute zero, all of the particles within an object have to stop moving.
Columbia, Rodinia and Pangaea: A history of Earth's supercontinents
Scientists have identified three definitive supercontinents in Earth's history and predict the landmasses we live on today will come...
'A big cosmological mystery': Newfound cosmic corkscrew...
The structure is so large, it defies one of the simplest rules of cosmology.