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Earth-Like Exoplanets Are Common
A new study of light anomalies combined with results from a Korea Microlensing Telescope Network microlensing survey show that super-Earths exist as far from their host star as our gas giants are…
Is There Life Inside Pluto? Its Hot Birth May Have Created An Internal Ocean
Pluto, along with many other dwarf planets in the outer solar system, is often thought of as dark, icy and barren – with a surface temperature of just −230°C.
The 'Still Explosions' Of Lichens On Stone
Lichens on stone, those “still explosions” as the great American poet Elizabeth Bishop named them, remain unseen to most, which is remarkable when you consider how commonplace they are.
Invisible Air Pollution Can't Cause Obesity, But Epidemiologists Will Link It Anyway
The United States has some of the cleanest air in the world, at least when it comes to actual dangerous smog, PM10 - particulate matter 10 microns in size. It is a clear killer, at one point leading…