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A look at several great women in science — and why so many of them, and their contributions, have been forgotten.

A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.

A new subatomic particle known as the Ξcc⁺ has been discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. This heavy proton-like particle contains two charm quarks and was detected using the upgraded LHCb ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

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Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid ...