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New research reports the most powerful cosmic rays ever detected. Because the rays lose energy as they travel through space, ...

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The São Jorge was one of about 20 ships that joined da Gama for his final voyage in 1524, but it sank shortly before his ...

A child in California caught bird flu amid a recall of raw milk in the state, but investigations have found no evidence that the case was caused by raw milk.

The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school.

A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS ...

Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us.

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The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

Chinese scientists claim they have made a converging energy beam weapon — but did they really, or have they been watching too ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...