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Most research on “forever chemicals” focuses on how best to remove them from the environment. But solutions to tricky problems often emerge from the most unexpected of places—as demonstrated by a new ...

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A high school basketball team in Salt Lake City, Utah, had a surprising group of cheerleaders this season: 4th grade basketball players. "They've been going (to games) the past couple of years," says ...

Old crystals found in Western Australia are drawing fresh attention from geologists studying the formation of Earth. These minerals, called zircons, have been dated to be older than four billion years ...

A weather watchdog has reported an uptick in Earth’s “hum-like” heartbeat, raising concerns that it could be affecting people’s brains. Known as Schumann Resonance, this natural electromagnetic ...

A: In the Cryogenian Period (720-635 million years ago), some scientists believe the earth went through through episodes when ice covered even the tropical latitudes, and the world was called ...

Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, halfway through its expected lifespan. It will remain habitable for another 4–5 billion years, but rising temperatures from the aging Sun may challenge complex ...