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TRAPPIST-1 planets provide clues to habitable worlds
All 7 of the TRAPPIST-1 planets are Earth-sized and terrestrial, making them an ideal focus of study for planet formation and potential habitability.
March 25, 2018
Mexico City earthquake was rare ‘bending’ quake
A new study on the 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City finds that both its location and cause were unusual. But seismologists say it could happen again.
March 14, 2018
Measuring universe expansion reveals mystery
Is something unpredicted going on in the depths of space?
March 11, 2018
Melting permafrost might unleash carbon within decades
Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic will thaw enough to become a permanent source of carbon to the atmosphere in this century, says a study.
March 7, 2018
A signal from the 1st stars
It’s potentially one of the most exciting astronomical discoveries of the decade. Astronomers have detected a signal from the 1st stars to form in the universe.
March 3, 2018
What the flu does to your body
What's going on inside your body that brings such pain and malaise? An immunologist explains why the flu makes you feel so awful.
March 2, 2018
Some black holes erase your past
You can't survive a passage into a black hole ... or can you? A UC Berkeley mathematician says you could enter certain types of black holes, but your past would be obliterated and you'd have an infinite number of possible futures.
February 25, 2018
Drought worsens across US Southwest, southern Plains
A lack of precipitation across the southern and western United States has led to growing drought this winter.
February 24, 2018
Future cities built with volcanic ash?
After water, concrete is the world's most-used building material. MIT researchers worked with volcanic ash as a concrete additive and substantially reduced building costs.
February 11, 2018
Day Zero approaches as Cape Town’s water runs out
Cape Town - the South African city of 3.7 million people - is on the verge of running out of water. Day Zero is the day the taps will get turned off.
February 11, 2018
