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Large Hadron Collider discovers new particle

They're calling them pentaquarks. What you need to know of the latest discovery about the tiny particles that make up our world.

Philae comet lander falls silent

The Rosetta team is hoping that a software patch will help re-establish reliable contact with the little Philae lander, lodged somewhere on the comet's surface.

Intelligent life in the universe?

Scientific arguments suggest that alien civilizations should be common in our galaxy. If so, where is everybody? That question is known as the Fermi paradox.

We’re not heading into mini ice age

Any drop in solar activity will be dwarfed by the impact of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, says Jim Wild of Lancaster University.

What the moon tells us about Earth

Moon might harbor bits blasted off Earth billions of years ago. These lunar time capsules could hold secrets of what Earth was like as life first emerged.

Urban wildlife is here to stay

Cities adapt to growing ranks of coyotes, cougars and other urban wildlife

How the parrots got its chat

New findings help explain how parrots, just like humans, can talk and dance.

Rosetta team struggles with Philae link

Since the Philae comet lander renewed contact on June 13, the Rosetta mission team has struggled to establish a stable link.

What is the speed of thought?

It feels instantaneous, but how long does it really take to think a thought?

Real Jurassic Park needs more than dinos

Yes, cloning long-extinct dinosaurs is impossible. But even if dinosaur genomes were available, the animals couldn’t simply be plopped anywhere.