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Spanish authorities said Saturday they are investigating five laboratories in an effort to find the source of an African ...

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If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first ...

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How much the planet warms with each ton of carbon dioxide remains one of the most important questions in climate science, but ...

This week, JPL scientists reported that glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable intervals. CERN's ATLAS experiment ...