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With Mauna Loa’s Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into the Earth

The world’s largest active volcano erupted for the first time in 38 years, raising excitement among scientists who are eager…

Dog Flu Is Back, Too

Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own,…

New Estimate Finds More Magma Under Yellowstone Supervolcano

The extra magma doesn’t mean it’s more likely to erupt, scientists say. In fact, the better measurement helps them to…

A Penguin-Like Shape May Have Helped This Dinosaur Dive

The duck-size animal’s body was streamlined for pursuing prey underwater, researchers say. Other paleontologists say more work is needed to…

Physicists Create ‘the Smallest, Crummiest Wormhole You Can Imagine’

In an experiment that ticks most of the mystery boxes in modern physics, a group of researchers announced on Wednesday…

Ant Milk: It Does a Colony Good

Everything in the ant hill seems to need the liquid secretions from members of the colony that are in their…

Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time

A new study of skeletons from a cemetery in Germany reveals a hidden history of Jews in the Middle Ages.

Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Erupts for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years

No evacuation orders were issued, but officials advised residents to review their preparedness plans. The volcano last erupted in 1984.

Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest

It’s easy to look at a forest and think it’s inevitable: that the trees came into being through a stately…

NASA Spacecraft Finishes Its Close Encounter With the Moon

NASA’s Orion spacecraft zipped past the moon’s far side on Monday, passing within 81 miles of the surface. The spacecraft,…

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