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Sep. 3—The rain that has swamped the Burning Man festival this weekend is actually falling on an ancient lake bed, the site of the former Lake Lahontan. The dusty, sandy

There's plenty to catch in the skies this month, including three planets, a Harvest Moon, and, if you're lucky, a zodiacal light.

In a world-first experimental result, scientists at the University of Sydney have used a quantum computer to coax an atom to behave the same way as a photo-chemical process that underpins the speed of human vision and solar energy harvesting - only at speeds 100 billion times slower than in nature.

One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.Scientists, led by Professor Anwesha Sarkar  from the School of Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds, are revoluti

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has shared images of the site of its latest sample collection, which will be returned to Earth in a future mission.

NASA’s lunar orbiter has photographed what’s believed to be the crash site of Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission some 250 miles from its intended landing point.

Following the success of its historic recent moon landing, India's space agency is launching its first solar probe this weekend.

NASA has awarded a contract worth $850,000 to U.S. firm TransAstra to develop an inflatable capture bag for clearing up space junk.

Salovey enters his final academic year as Yale’s 23rd president after a decade of fostering unity, innovation, accessibility, and excellence.

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided one of the most detailed views yet of the stunning supernova remnant SN 1987A, created from a destructive explosion.