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Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to…

On August 8, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever “megaquake alert,” after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the Miyazaki…

To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors that…

Sometimes science fiction does inspire science research. À la Jurassic Park’s entombed mosquito, scientists have developed a method to store…

An extraordinary heat wave last week toppled thousands of temperature records across Asia, from Iran to Japan. In Iran’s highlands,…

In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 10 percent of children die before they turn 5 years old (SN: 8/3/22);…

As more and more species near extinction, scientists have been collecting samples from animals, plants and other creatures and storing…

Access to clean water is a human right — one that half of the world may not have. Out of…

To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium.  A new study lays the groundwork to expand…

Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16…