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Many modern devices—from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines—rely on strong magnets made from ...

Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand ...

An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the ...

They filled lunchboxes and fast-food menus alike—these once-popular sandwiches have disappeared from the spotlight.

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to ...

Greece and China are further cementing their bond through a renewed focus on cultural dialogue and heritage preservation.

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...