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A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, but major technical and ethical questions remain

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent group that offers guidance on what health screenings and medications health insurance should cover

This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior

A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”

For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and increasing geopolitical tension has scientists worried the moratorium could fail

As rainfall intensifies with climate change, waste flushed out to sea could attract more sharks, putting beachgoers at risk

To align Coordinated Universal Time with Earth’s rotation, a second occasionally gets added to the year. That may change in 2027

Steel support columns in the Midtown building, which is being converted from offices into apartments, may have been overloaded, experts say

During World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the decisive move against Nazi Germany

The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

Probing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat

The Big Apple’s biannual sunset display is as iconic as it is captivating. Here’s everything you need to know about why the phenomenon happens and how best to view it

Getting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds

Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

Anthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met’s open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

The exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built around

China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show