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What it is: “Earthrise,” an iconic view of Earth above the moon’s horizonWhere it is: The moon, as seen from orbit aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft When it was taken: Christmas…
Once every 24 hours, Earth completes one rotation on its axis, marking one day on our planet. This reliable rotational period is what allowed humans to develop systems to tell…
The parent company of China-based online marketplace Temu employs a bevy of former Chinese Communist Party officials among their top executives — raising serious national security risks, experts told The…
The same gigantic sunspot that was responsible for triggering a historic geomagnetic storm on Earth in mid-May whipped up a legendary one for Mars a few days later.On May 20,…
Name: Qinling panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis)Where it lives: Qinling Mountains in the Shaanxi province, ChinaWhat it eats: BambooWhy it’s awesome: When we think of pandas, we tend to picture the…
A 16th-century cemetery in Peru holds the remains of two toddlers whose skeletons still show the devastating impact of smallpox in the early-colonial period. The rare find may hold key…
Name: Gilgamesh flood tabletWhat it is: Also known as the 11th tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, this fragment of a baked clay tablet contains cuneiform inscriptions describing an epic…
When you step outside from a dark building into the full glare of the sun, do you suddenly have the urge to sneeze? If so, you’re not alone — as…
A heartbreaking photograph highlights the exploitation of a captive orangutan as it waits for a photo shoot with tourists after a show at a Bangkok zoo. The image, titled “See No…
Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a…