Ten years after it discovered the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is about to start…
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Male dogs four times more likely to develop contagious cancer on nose or mouth than females
A new study has found that male dogs are four to five times more likely than…
Knowing the Earth's energy imbalance is critical in preventing global warming, study finds
The imbalance of energy on Earth is the most important metric in order to gauge the…
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers
An avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed…
The hawk has landed: braking mid-air to prioritize safety over energy or speed
Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that hawks control their flight to ensure the…
US mega drought makes boating rough on Lake Mead
In the 15 years since Adam Dailey began boating on Lake Mead, the shoreline has receded…
'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic.…
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarian
The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the…
Early human ancestors one million years older than thought
The fossils of our earliest ancestors found in South Africa are a million years older than…
Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites
A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing…