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The Great Oxidation Event (GOE) some 2.4 billion years ago established the oxygen-rich atmosphere that many living things depend on today.

As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to the personal information contained in its massive genetic and health information database were swift and widespread.

Lichens are true pioneers, setting themselves up in environments so harsh as to be considered virtually barren.

For those whose weekdays are too busy for regular anxiety-soothing exercise, a long weekend hike could still do the trick, a new study reveals.

Matter and antimatter should have completely wiped each other out eons ago, leaving the Universe a very empty place.

The "music" of starquakes - enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many stars - can reveal far more information about the stars' histories and inner workings than scientists thought.

Beneath the American Midwest, on the continent of North America, the underside of Earth's crust is dripping into the planetary interior.

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving.

Stimming - short for "self-stimulatory behaviour" - is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people.

Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that nourished lush green savannas.