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The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical ...

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The universe expands...through what? Experts might have a suggestion. Expansion may be happening at a faster rate than ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

Everything we know about space might turn out to be false. Recent research indicates that the universe is expanding faster ...

Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set out to walk their dog when their doorbell camera captured a meteorite striking ...

Astronomers have been confounded by recent evidence that the universe expanded at different rates throughout its life. New ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

In clear and lively prose, Tonelli takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the latest discoveries of contemporary science, enabling them to see the universe, and themselves, in a new light.