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Stonehenge had a hard Scottish heart, a new study suggests. The ancient site’s central stone, a large slab known as the Altar Stone, consists of rock transported at least 750 …

Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone had roots in Scotland Read More

Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a rotating dome of clouds emerging from its dark underbelly — the quickening of …

Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast Read More

Brief blasts of light might make some materials into fleeting superconductors. A new study strengthens the case for this controversial claim, first made more than a decade ago. But while …

Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate Read More

A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has uncovered evidence of tens of thousands of previously unrecognized moonquakes. The results could reveal details about the moon’s inner …

Moonquakes are much more common than thought, Apollo data suggest Read More

Reading people’s faces can literally give you a hint of how they are feeling on the inside. Mapping the face’s hot and cool spots can provide clues to a person’s …

Your face’s hot spots may reveal how well you are aging Read More

Access to clean water is a human right — one that half of the world may not have. Out of the roughly 8 billion people on Earth, more than 4.4 …

More than 4 billion people may not have access to clean water Read More

Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16 Science. About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into …

The asteroid that may have killed the dinosaurs came from beyond Jupiter Read More

Imagine going on a weeklong business trip and not coming home until the following year. That may be the situation for U.S. astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, whose eight-day …

Astronauts actually get stuck in space all the time Read More

The pills stocked inside your medicine cabinet may factor into how well you can handle summer heat. Extreme heat can be deadly. As outdoor temperatures sizzle, our bodies jump into …

Your medications might make it harder for you to beat the heat Read More

Any way you slice it, a paper cut is painful.  Magazines, letters and books harbor a devious potential for minor self-induced agony. But other types of paper — like thin …

Paper cut physics pinpoints the most hazardous types of paper Read More