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Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

The accumulation of plastic in landfills and nature is a known concern, as images showing shocking amounts of waste have made the rounds over the years. A surprising discovery deep in the lungs of ...

Scientists say a nearby red dwarf star hosts a planetary lineup that looks like a mirror image of our own solar system, with rocky worlds bookending a pair of gas-rich planets. Around the star LHS ...

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Packalen is an associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo. This essay is part of a First Opinion series on the future of the National Institutes of Health and American science.

Look alive, science fans — a new subatomic particle has just dropped after a 20-year search. Discovered by British ...

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