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The oldest evidence of tectonic plates are sealed in ancient crystals

It struck with the force of 3 tons of TNT.

The length of a second hasn't been updated in 70 years, but ultraprecise atomic optical clocks are on track to change that.

The secret behind crows and ravens' global success is a combination of size and smarts, a new study finds.

The swarm of 85,000 earthquakes that struck Antarctica was the strongest seismic outburst ever recorded there.

Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.

Extensive damage and high casualties are being reported.

The physicist unified two of the four fundamental forces.

Here's a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2021, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.

There may not be any link, as the condition is somewhat common.

A park ranger wandering through a petrified forest in California has unearthed a trove of prehistoric fossils, including a stunningly preserved mastodon skull and the remains of a monster salmon.

From record wildfires to a bumper crop of hurricanes to melting poles, here are some of the biggest signs in 2020 that climate change is speeding up.

Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison battled it out in the "War of Currents," but each inventor left a significant scientific legacy.

Experts have said that a slight spike in radioactivity above northern Europe likely originated in Russia, but Russian nuclear plants in the area deny any abnormalities.

Protesting during a pandemic can be risky. Here are ways to lessen the risk and what to do after you've attended a protest against police brutality spurred by the death of George Floyd.

Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Texas and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak.

Here's everything you need to know about the tests.

Between 50 and 85 times as many people in Santa Clara County have coronavirus antibodies as have tested positive for the virus.