In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

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New research shows how advanced weather models can warn about tornado danger earlier and help communities prepare with more time.

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Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.

A repeating fast radio burst has just given up one of its biggest secrets. Long-term observations revealed a rare signal ...

Earth's radiation budget is a core process of the Earth-atmosphere system, closely linked to global climate and environmental ...

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

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A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

"This is the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years," the Space Weather Prediction Center said on Monday.