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Heat waves are hitting the deep ocean floor, with potentially...
Heat waves are reaching the bottoms of Earth's oceans, and that could be a big problem for the creatures that live there.
Tardigrade proteins could help stabilize drugs without...
Proteins found in tardigrades could be used to stabilize drugs that would otherwise need refrigeration.
Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows...
Scientists watched as two stars slowed in their orbits around black holes, concluding it was the result of "drag" generated by dark...
Bacteria from meat may cause a half-million UTIs a year
A new study estimates that bacteria on meat may be responsible for a significant number of urinary tract infections in the U.S.
2 megamouth sharks caught on video for the 1st time ever
This rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks'...
Most powerful solar storm in 6 years caused auroras all...
A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun's corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. The surprise...
Gigantic 'solar tornado' taller than 14 Earths raged for...
A massive solar tornado recently towered over the sun's north pole for three days. The plasma twister was created by a rapidly rotating...
What are potentially hazardous asteroids?
Potentially hazardous asteroids, or potentially hazardous objects, are large space rocks that orbit closely to Earth and could cause...