But in all likelihood, the Earth will not see this time, having been engulfed by the Sun in its red giant phase, around 7.6 ...

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The Cubs have spent slightly more than $30 million on five free-agent relievers and brought first baseman Tyler Austin back ...

Idaho’s endowment forests are often the subject of passionate public conversation, and that is a good thing. These lands ...

Far out in the Saturn system, a small world refuses to behave. Iapetus spins in a way that should not be so stable, wears a ...

The Vaonis Hyperia telescope is priced to appeal to institutions such as observatories. It combines large optics with 17 ...

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

Astronomers using the NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified what appears to be a long-predicted but never before confirmed cosmic object: a gas-rich cloud dominated ...

It’s easy to envy Will Warren. He’s young and a Yankee. The New York Yankees’ starting pitcher signed autographs and mingled with an estimated 300 fans at Santos Sports Collectibles at the Mall.

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When we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing heat waves that are felt rather than seen, ...