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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. Located in Western Australia, the crater has been dated to…

Marvel Studios has had a bit of an up-and-down success story when it comes to TV since WandaVision kicked off a…

It’s not great news, but you still shouldn’t panic about it: Astronomers spotted a near-Earth asteroid that has a roughly…

Several years ago, a team of Czech speleologists discovered a massive underground system of hot springs in Albania. Little did…

The odds of an asteroid crashing into Earth in 2032 keep changing, and not in a good way. Asteroid 2024…

An archaeological excavation in Wales has unearthed magnificent Iron Age artifacts. But it wasn’t archaeologists who found them. Military personnel…

Here’s some not-great news that you still shouldn’t panic over. Astronomers have spotted a near-Earth asteroid with a roughly 1%…

Paleontologists might have discovered a new dinosaur species—even though its fossil doesn’t exist anymore. Researchers in Munich, Germany, claim to…

In 2021, scientists identified a new mosasaur species upon the discovery of a Cretaceous-period jaw with unusual teeth in a…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In 2024, superconductivity—the flow of electric current with zero resistance—was discovered…