New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

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About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been ...

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The 10 March action leaves the agency without a way of feeding independent science advice to its topmost leadership, at a ...

Scientists rallied nationwide last Friday in opposition to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts for scientific research ...

Countries in the Middle East and Europe, as well as China, are telling Massachusetts scientists, “We’ll give you a lab, we’ll ...

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Everyone benefits from science. I will not stand idly by while the Trump administration destroys the scientific foundation ...