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Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, ...

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Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist ...

A new study has found that solar flares—sudden bursts of energy from stars—can trigger short-term weather changes on planets far beyond our solar system. The research, published in The Astronomical ...

Ancient carbon surges depleted ocean oxygen and stalled marine life, and new research warns today’s emissions could cause a ...

The sun remains active, and a geomagnetic storm alert has been issued for June 24-25, as a recurrent, negative polarity ...