The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought ...

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Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving ...

A group of University of Ottawa researchers have already shown how scientists can harness gene therapies to deliver ...

Researchers with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas A&M AgriLife Research collaborated with the U.S. Department of ...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who played Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has drowned on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.

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A new study reveals an alarming number of mechanisms throughout the life-cycle of plastic that could enhance or spread ...

Astronomers have characterized the atmosphere of a young (20 Myr old) transiting exoplanet and found it to be unusually clear ...

Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...

Making wine is a complex endeavor—it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as ...