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Astrophysicists are calling the gargantuan megastructure "Porphyrion," after a mythological Greek giant.
Qanats can date back 3,000 years, but can be really tricky to find, especially in politically volatile countries.
Scientists in China have found evidence in monkeys that metformin can reliably slow down the brain's aging process.
The company has gotten a number of penalties in recent years, but it all amounts to pocket change for Elon Musk.
A new report is the latest to show that superbugs will become an increasingly deadly threat to our public health.
A weird number of craters are located close to the equator, and the odds that this is random are incredibly low, researchers say.
From embryonic development in fruit flies to a Vermeer made of dog kidneys, the microscopic world has many awesome sights.
On Tuesday night, a celestial trifecta is set to occur as a partial lunar eclipse coincides with a Harvest Moon, which also happens to be a supermoon.
Not all Ig Nobel prizes are created equal, many provoke more than laughs.
Galaxies usually become chaotic when they run out of star-making fuel, but this one is going out surprisingly quietly.
The cold super-Jupiter's mass rivals that of some of the largest-known exoplanets.
The therapeutic vaccine, codenamed mRNA-4359, is intended to boost people's immunity to a variety of advanced solid tumor cancers.
The grisly remains were found where a Seventh Coalition field hospital stood during the battle, which marked the end of Napoleon's military career.
In a new case report, doctors in France detail how the woman developed a rare form of retina damage tied to hair dyes made with aromatic amines.
A stellar binary could explain the red supergiant's pattern of intermittent dimming, but not everyone is convinced.
"This is a dark moment in our company’s history," Boar's Head said in a statement.
The newly identified calf, named Iris, is now part of the world's most fragile population of rhinos living today.
The newly found wasp appears to be common in the eastern United States, and inflicts Lynchian body horror onto its hosts.
BepiColombo captured stunning views of the innermost planet on its way to explore its magnetic field.
The 34th Ig Nobel prizes, themed around Murphy's Law, were announced Thursday and featured the typical array of atypical, zany science.
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