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New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Astronomers believe they may have uncovered evidence of a hidden Earth -size planet lurking in the outer solar system. Dubbed ...

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Earth has breached a critical boundary for ocean acidification, with potentially grim effects for ocean ecosystems and human ...

An international commission of scientists proposes changes to combat environmental degradation and disease. The key: less ...

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