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Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 ...

A study led by the UAB and the CREAF shows that the loss of nitrogen from Arctic soil not only deprives plants of a vital ...

Do we climb the social ladder alone or with help from our communities? Early childhood education (ECE) policies are betting ...

Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations.

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of ...

A London-based dentist may have cracked a centuries-old mathematics puzzle hidden in one of the most famous anatomical ...