'Not afraid to stay': The Canadians taking fighting wildfires into their own hands
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Dr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excess...
'Now our lives have changed': Drop in coal burning is helping the African Sahel turn green after decades of drought
Warming has brought extreme rain to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But he...
Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st air-breathing satellite thruster could soon get a test run
Air-breathing electric propulsion could help satellites explore a new frontier, one that lies quite close to our planet.
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic sample return mission an...
'His urine goes on tour around Europe, showing the kings and queens this glowing pee': The weird world of alchemy before chemistry
Science writer Kit Chapman on the weird world of alchemy before chemistry.
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal something nobody has ever seen before
A naked-eye view of the sun's outer atmosphere is the reason eclipse chasers travel the world. Here's what it may look l...
Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbers
Image caption, Nigel Hewitt has dedicated thousands of hours to volunteering for the RSPBByJulia GregorySouth WestPublis...
New James Webb telescope image may reveal the true identity of 'little red dots' — Space photo of the week
A new James Webb telescope study suggests the universe's enigmatic "little red dots" may not have vanished after all — t...
Who are the least-contacted people on Earth?
"Uncontacted" and "isolated" peoples live in roughly 10 countries around the world, including one group that erases thei...
1999: Solar eclipse experienced from Alderney
1999: Solar eclipse experienced from AlderneyTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video...
Here's what to expect from 5 stages of the total solar eclipse 2026
From first contact to totality and beyond, this is what will happen during each stage of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse...