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The Franklin Institute has honored individuals who make remarkable achievements in science, engineering, and business leadership with the award since 1824.

Despite the "trust the science" mantra during the current pandemic, everyone should expect to see the data, all of it, minus any selective gloss. Who pays and for what makes a difference.

New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled toward Earth.

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revealed significant findings that could contribute to potentially saving the planet if one ever hurtled toward Earth. Science News | Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet: Research.

The specks are tiny. No, really tiny. Smaller than the diameter of a hair. But they hold billions of years of history that reveal some of the secrets of

The specks are tiny. No, really tiny. Smaller than the diameter of a hair. But they hold billions of years of history that reveal some of the secrets of asteroids.

Even now, moving plates keep changing the surface of the Earth, constantly making new lands and new oceans over millions and billions of years

What would you do if the island you were living on was sinking? While this is definitely not an easy question to answer, it is a question that those who are living on many small, tropic islands are facing. Inundation is a threat that many islands are now ...

The Meteorology Service says that this winter has been Israel’s driest winter in 60 years, and the temperatures have stayed mild throughout. 

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Shichun Huang, Associate Profe