How do you get a paper retracted? Hint: it doesn’t usually start with a strongly worded opinion piece from a senior political ...

Back in California, the San Andreas Fault is remarkably similar to the Sagaing Fault. Both are straight strike-slip faults, ...

To see the event at its best, it’s better to wait for later in the night, when both the Moon and the Pleiades are visible ...

To complicate the matter, no human remains were found in the sediment layer that contained the arrowheads, although the ...

Micherre Fox, a 31-year-old from Manhattan, New York, recently unearthed the 2.3-carat diamond – about the size of a pea – at ...

Parasite cleanses are typically based on the idea that someone has an intestinal parasite infection – so worms or protozoa ...

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Claims that environmental protections are obstacles to the space industry do not match evidence of what happens around ...

The beleaguered bunnies are infected with cottontail rabbit papilloma virus – also called Shope papilloma virus – which is ...

Kookaburras are known for their laugh, but they're one of several bird species that seem to be having a joke on simple-minded ...

A submarine volcano off the coast of the Pacific Northwest of the US is set to blow in 2025. Seamounts like this are providing scientists with the perfect opportunity to study the evolution of early ...

This is known as gravitational lensing. The Cosmic Grapes were made 100 times brighter and larger than they would otherwise ...