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Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

During the historic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the US military used a secretive weapon capable of bringing soldiers to their knees with just sound waves. Known as the Active ...

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory releases its longest-spanning video of X-ray data yet. Credit: NASA / CXC / SAO / Pan-STARRS Astronomers have turned a famous star explosion into a 25‑year time‑lapse, ...

Matthew Thomas Jones captured the surprising moment during a frigid morning run to the store Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.