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The world’s largest rocket is on a 10-hour mission to to prove its mettle

From the smallest building blocks of life to prehistoric vomit and a newly discovered amoeba that can really take the heat.

After transplant, young hearts in both mice and humans showed signs of accelerated aging in older bodies, while older hearts in younger bodies seemed rejuvenated

The beloved game arose out of the opposing forces of the U.S. and the Soviet Union

In 1872, New York’s devastating epizootic gave the ASPCA’s young founder a powerful moral argument for animal protection

Antibodies made by the immune system can sometimes target human brain cells, producing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers aim to better identify such rare cases as well as fine-tune treatments.

Meet the Milky Way’s first microblazar

The former vice president thinks this year is when we’ll get serious about climate change

Hawaii has never had three hurricanes come within 50 miles in the same year

To get to the outer solar system, the Juice spacecraft needs an assist from Earth’s gravity—and it’s going to be taking pictures along the way

Fermi Explorer, a proposed low-cost private mission to Alpha Centauri, seeks to address a question that’s already been answered

What if the universe’s biggest mystery has no answer?