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Earth is basically a gigantic cosmic dustbin.

It was November of 2004 in Iraq, and an RPG hit the helicopter.

Circular currents could block warm water from reaching Antarctica.

Organic fertilizer performed better than its industrial counterparts in fighting harmful pathogens.

U.S. Army Captain Kaitlyn Hernandez took blast-proof armor to the track—and crushed it.

The secret ingredient is meteorite powder.

Find lost messages, unearth attachments, clear your inbox, and more.

Really Mac-simize your skills.

Harsh conditions may have led to this surprising evolutionary trait.

Woodland areas near loud natural gas wells had fewer young trees than areas without the noisy production.

Azhdarchid pterosaurs are also the largest ever flying vertebrates.

Who needs a trunk when you’ve got a rack and some bungee cords?

If you've heard about turtles dying in cold snaps, you've heard about this phenomenon.

Happy screams were easier to pick out than those of fear or pain.

No thanks, ants. No thants.

Amazon's latest wireless noise-canceling earbuds are 20 percent smaller than their predecessors.

Materials, manufacturing, and customization all set a high-end model apart from a cheap one.

These insects can go through intense but reversible bodily changes.

Gators like to be left alone, but they're also hard to see.

Pumped storage hydro once propped up coal and nuclear power. Now it's essential for a clean, growing grid.