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Book excerpt: "Nexus" by Yuval Noah Harari

The author of the bestseller "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" returns wit...

Protecting whales from ship strikes

Endangered whale species (like blue whales, humpbacks, and fin whales) face a ma...

Renowned scientist's ashes dropped into eye of Hurrican...

The ashes were released into the eye of the hurricane Tuesday night, less than 2...

MicroRNA discovery in worms leads to Nobel Prize in med...

Two scientists' groundbreaking research on worms has earned them the Nobel Prize...

SpaceX launches European asteroid probe as hurricane we...

Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send ...

Maps show which states could see northern lights this w...

The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states t...

Type of firefly could be first on federal endangered sp...

The Bethany Beach firefly is the first lightning bug species to be considered fo...

Book excerpt: "Revenge of the Tipping Point" by Malcolm...

The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip...

50 "exceptionally well-preserved" Viking skeletons unea...

The Viking burial ground, used during the 9th and 10th centuries, was discovered...

New species of "ghost shark" discovered living deep in ...

The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish has a bulging black eyes and a wispy tail.

Hurricane John intensifies suddenly, slams into Mexican...

Hurricane John's rapid intensification forced Mexico's Pacific tourist hubs of A...

"Doomsday Glacier" set to retreat "further and faster,"...

Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration warn of a "grim...

Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning...

When and how to see September's Harvest Moon

The September Harvest Moon will see a partial lunar eclipse, peaking the night o...

Mysterious 9-day seismic event triggered by 650-foot ts...

A tsunami stemming from a landslide was behind a surprising seismic event last y...

Polaris Dawn crew conducts first all-civilian spacewalk

The spacewalkers tested new SpaceX-designed pressure suits that could eventually...

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