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This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy
Astronomers say a planet that's bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy More »
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Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star
Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients in the cosmos More »
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system More »
Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found More »
A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease More »
Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
A new study finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years More »
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest for a second straight year More »
A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits
Turkish media say a curator at the American Museum of Natural History has been detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples More »
Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday's powerful solar storm is likely on Sunday More »
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure More »
