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The 3,000-year coral reef shutdown: A mysterious pause and a remarkable recovery

A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with an international...

Emergency declared on a second Greek island as a string of earthquakes persists

Authorities declared a state of emergency on a second Greek island Wednesday as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea...

After Patagonia, Argentina’s northern prairies consumed by fires

Wildfires have consumed up to 250,000 hectares of land in northeast Argentina since January, local officials said Tuesday as firefighters continue to battle blazes...

Kilauea is spewing lava again. It is the Hawaii volcano’s latest activity in an on-and-off eruption

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again Tuesday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes,...

Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. Scientists...

Curiosity rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars

Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its Mastcam—its main set of...