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Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world’s largest active volcano, which began erupting recently for the first time in nearly four decades to the delight of residents and tourists alike, has ceased doing...

You’ve probably seen a snake’s forked tongue, but it’s not the slithering animal’s only forked body part. Male snakes sport forked genitals called hemipenes that look a bit like pink cactuses and...

That result, he said, is “exciting” because it “means that they were not only using observation points from the bottom of the basin against the mountains, but they were able to construct...

Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be one of the special dates scattered throughout each year when skywatchers can catch a meteor shower as a multitude of flares potentially burst in the...

It was 1974, and Don Lewis was getting tired of hauling around so many keyboards. One day he would be in a studio in Los Angeles, working alongside Quincy Jones. A week...

A jumble of cords and two devices the size of soda cans protrude from Austin Beggin’s head when he undergoes testing with a team of researchers studying brain implants that are meant...

July 19, 1964China successfully launches its first biological experiment to the edge of space: a rocket carrying eight white mice.⬇April 24, 1970China launches its first satellite, which broadcasts the patriotic anthem “The...

JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER — Thirty years ago, the Chinese government initiated a secret plan for its space program, including a key goal of building a space station by 2020.At the time,...

Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX, and another spacecraft going to the moon. All those seem commonplace these days.SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this...

Another day, another rocket launch by SpaceX, and another spacecraft going to the moon. All those seem commonplace these days.SpaceX has already launched its Falcon 9 rocket more than 50 times this...