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'There seems to be a constant bombardment of anything that floats.'

Soil samples from a previously unexplored region of the moon suggest a huge ocean of magma once covered its surface, according to new research released today.

Archaeologists were able to date the find back to when humans first spread across North America.

Australians who swear by wearing a smartwatch could be vulnerable to hackers, a new Australian study has found.

A pooch is lucky to be alive after falling into a steep sinkhole in Missouri.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is "getting stronger" as it inches across Russian lands.

The sunshine state has lived up to its name, with the final month of winter feeling distinctly spring-like in many parts.

Scientists are concerned by the spread of a new version of the disease that might be more easily transmitted among people. Here is what you need to know.

One in 18 babies are conceived through IVF, with improvements in technology contributing to boosted success rates over the last decade.

There's no denying Australians love their coffeeut how much is too much?

German astronomer Johannes Kepler made sketches of sunspots in 1607 from his observations of the sun's surface.

Researchers found that scar tissue is compromising the function of an organ which fights disease.

A team of Australian scientists have built a Moon Rover to join NASA's mission to the moon in 2028.

The otherworldly spectacle illuminated the waters of Cockle Creek in the dark of the night with vivid blue streaks.

The ultra-rare find was hailed as a great day for science, but in some parts of the world, it means something much worse.

The test pilots anticipated being away just a week or so. Now they might be stranded until February.

Aussies outlive their peers in other high-income English-speaking countries by as much as five years.

Likely a faint red star, the object was zooming along at a speed of about 600 kilometres per second.

Up to 100 meteors are expected per hour, moving at a speed of 214,365 kilometres per hour.

It would generate up to nearly twice the amount of energy of current solar panels.

You'd have had to be hiding under a rock to have not noticed changes in global temperatures for past years. But which international cities are feeling the rise in the mercury the most?

'I had to triple check my calculations - it was off the charts.'

Residents are being warned of minor damage from the magnitude 4.1 tremor early today.

There are now more than 2000 species of animal, fish and fauna under threat, prompting calls for tougher environmental laws.

Eta Carinae is thought to be the only star we can observe that emits natural laser light, but the mysteries don't end there.

For years, Egyptologists have hotly debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago.

The iceberg is believed to weigh almost one trillion tonne and first broke free from the Antarctic coastline in 1986.

A new study has offered fresh clues into how a famous ancient Egyptian mummy, dubbed the 'Screaming Woman', likely died.

Organic versions of the popular treat had some of the highest levels, researchers found.

The tiny tablet, weighing just 28 grams, is covered in one of the earliest written languages of humanity.

Four years ago, the unexpected discovery in the clouds of Venus of a gas that on Earth signifies life - phosphine - faced controversy, earning rebukes in subsequent observations that failed to match its findings.

Find out the best time to spot them illuminating the winter skies.

How much time – if any – does the world have up its sleeve to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of a changing climate?

The study, involving 21 pairs of identical twins, doesn't have great news for meat-eaters.

Authorities in the western US are assessing damage from the "violent" ejection of debris.

A Brain Care Score, used to assess dementia or stroke risk without medical procedures, could also predict the odds of developing depression later in life, a new study suggests.

Scientists say more research is needed to determine whether the drug makes the animals more aggressive.

The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulphur.

Their important discovery could be hugely important for astronauts on future visits to the satellite.

Beating extreme odds and difficult breeding conditions, a second endangered Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years.

Australians with their eyes trained skyward may catch a glimpse of a "once-in-a-lifetime" stellar event in the coming months.

It's hoped the same strategies could be used to map the DNA of ancient Egyptian mummies.

'When I saw the data, I immediately knew we found something special.'

Researchers in South Korea say they've developed a new way to make lab-grown meat taste like the real deal. It may look like a transparent, bubble gum pink-coloured disc, but scientists hope it could revolutionise the meat on people's plates.

The source of the potentially deadly disease is still under investigation in the state of Colorado.

The number is "shocking", according to researchers, but the real figure could be higher.

The findings signalled a decline in "environmental stressors" partly due to the country being under lockdown at that time.

When Hannah was seven years old, she told her parents she didn't want to be afraid of food anymore.She had stopped wanting to go to Girl Scouts, birthday parties, restaurants, family celebrations and even the dinner table.

A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died.

A French research team found partially or completely covered buildings, waste and contaminants in "significant quantities", with penguins living nearby,