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“Dolphins do something similar, sleeping with only one brain hemisphere at a time,” one researcher noted.

A key to fashion is knowing how to layer. If someone is going to wear a Prada spacesuit when strolling around the moon, it’s only natural to want the layer underneath to make sure they stay cool, in more ways than one. 

The Ocean Observatories Initiative, a network of over 900 sensors that track everything from climate change to extreme weather, is being dismantled by the Trump administration.

A deadly shark attack off the Australian coast on Saturday was the third one within the past month, according to police.

Antares Nuclear’s microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory reached criticality, marking the first time a private company has achieved a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction under a Trump administration pilot program.

Five astronauts have been told to take shelter aboard the International Space Station after a new leak was found.

The Northern Lights are expected to be visible across the northern U.S. on Thursday and possibly early Friday after a strong geomagnetic storm watch was issued.

From the conjunction of two of the brightest plants in our galaxy to the June solstice, this month has countless opportunities to witness astronomical events.

The Trump administration is looking to give political appointees more power over federal grants, to ensure they “demonstrably advance” the president's policy priorities.

An escaped emu led Maryland state troopers on a three-hour chase, dodged multiple capture attempts, survived being struck by a vehicle and kept running.

The meteor disbanded about 40 miles above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, releasing energy equivalent to nearly 300 tons of TNT that produced a loud enough boom to startle the region and spark the ever important question: "What was that?"