Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition aboard the ship ‘Terra Nova’ and Ernest Shackleton led one from the ship ‘Quest’—but ...

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The Earth is four and a half billion years old, so why they started appearing then is unknown, as is the mechanism to make ...

China and Europe will compare Earth observation data to support environmental protection and the green transition ...

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The seemingly simple soccer cleat has progressed from a chunky leather work boot worn in factories to a marvel of modern ...

From friendship in a world of chatbots to what it means to be alive, this month’s new popular science books are asking some ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

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A UN expert panel warned AI is advancing faster than science and regulation, saying there is no guarantee increasingly capable systems will not cause catastrophic harm ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...