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During a recent lightning storm, a couple from Canada caught a rare weather mystery on camera. Right from their porch, Ed and Melinda Pardy watched as a lightning bolt struck the land less than a ...

The blue shark ( Prionace glauca) might be more than its name. Scientists investigating the sleek ocean predator's skin ...

Motes of plastic less than a micrometer across could outnumber larger fragments and particles floating through the oceans to ...

The second half of July and the early days of August are the perfect time to get outside and look at the night sky.

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There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...

Your days of being frustrated by a sluggish smartphone or laptop could be coming to an end: scientists have discovered a new ...

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