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Stars form in massive clouds of gas called molecular clouds. As they form, they accrete gas from these clouds, and as the ...

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the ...

Methane often flies under the radar in conversations about clean air, but this invisible gas poses serious risks for our ...

Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...

They discovered that a gene called VGLL1 (vestigial like family member 1) was turned on very early during placenta formation.

Sometime in 2029, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch its Comet Interceptor Mission. The Interceptor will wait ...

A panel of judges chose three top winners, with the first place award of Landscape Photographer of the Year presented to J.

Oral microbiology has rapidly advanced our understanding of how biofilms are crucial contributors to the initiation and persistence of oral diseases. Oral ...

The past few months, we’ve been giving you a quick rundown of the various ways ores form underground; now the time has come ...

Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.