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A new European ban on some gel polish containing a toxic chemical has sparked some concern in the U.S. over reported ...

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On Sept. 14, SpaceX launched a Cygnus spacecraft full of supplies and science for NASA astronauts onboard the International ...

If you’re a bee, your life (and the lives of 50,000 sisters in the hive) depends on navigation. Particularly, on your ability ...

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Live updates from the NG-23 mission, which launched 6:11 p.m. Sept. 14 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

Established in 1991, the Ig Nobels are a good-natured parody of the Nobel Prizes; they honor "achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think." The unapologetically campy awards ...