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A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.
A study published in Nature Astronomy proposes that the Sun and planets entered a compact interstellar gas cloud, part of the Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds, with particle densities more than 1,000 times ...
A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that ...
As the Solar System drifts through the Milky Way, it occasionally encounters regions of space capable of reshaping Earth’s ...
Pollinators play a vital role in fertilizing flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our agriculture. But ...
Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out ...
Scientists from the University of Warwick, in collaboration with Spanish institutions, have developed an algorithm that ...
Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere like salt and dust, may offset a third of human-caused climate warming, though their influence is fading.
As many as 100 "shooting stars" per hour can be seen during the peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13, but a bright full moon means evasive action is required.