California firefighters were able to beat back a massive wildfire outside Los Angeles after a tropical…
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Huge quake hits Papua New Guinea, extent of damage unclear
Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands…
Study: Four major climate tipping points close to triggering
Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal,…
Ancient skeleton reveals amputation surgery 31,000 years ago
A skeleton discovered in a remote corner of Borneo rewrites the history of ancient medicine and…
Researchers find source of gamma rays in small neighboring galaxy
Through giant lobes of gamma radiation, an international team of researchers have found a small satellite…
When curved materials flatten, simple geometry can predict the wrinkle patterns that emerge
An object that’s intrinsically flat, say a piece of paper, can be shaped into a cylinder…
Donkey domestication happened 7,000 years ago in Africa: DNA study
Despite transforming history as beasts of burden essential for transporting goods and people, the humble donkey…
NASA's Webb catches Tarantula Nebula
A stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula has been captured in crisp detail by NASA’s Webb…
Why go back to the Moon?
On September 12, 1962, then US president John F Kennedy informed the public of his plan…
Strong earthquakes shake part of Indonesia's West Papua
A series of strong inland earthquakes shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Saturday, but there were no immediate…