A new study published by an international team of researchers led by Taro Matsuo, an astrophysicist at Nagoya University in Japan, argues that this evolutionary trend made sense 3 billion years when ...

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The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.

"If it's possible in nature, we should be able to utilize similar effects in artificial systems." Sunlight-powered lasers ... or even to Earth. At the receiving site, the energy from the laser ...

After its close approach to the Earth, 2024 PT5 is slowly receding away in its new, more distant orbit. But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting ...

Sunlight is essential for life on Earth as it drives natural processes ... and connecting with nature, sunlight creates a holistic sense of well-being that enhances mood and emotional resilience.

Scientists accidentally discovered that the Earth's inner core might not be how we thought it was - and it could affect the ...

Samples of Bennu were brought back to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023. Now, a pair of newly published papers ...