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The State Fair’s free stage lineup features more than 900 shows throughout the Great Minnesota Get-Together’s 12-day run.
The auroras surrounding the north pole of our solar system's largest planet had some surprises in store when astronomers ...
One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...
Wet and shivering, I rose from the outrigger of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. We'd been at sea all afternoon and most of the ...
The formation of the Gondwana supercontinent also gave rise to an Antarctic range that has been covered by ice for 500 million years.
An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...
Beneath the United States lies a surprising network of caves shaped over millions of years. Some feel almost otherworldly, ...
Of these subspecies, the Antarctic blue whales are the largest. They can grow to lengths of over 100 feet, although whales between 75-90 feet are more common. They average around 80-150 tons, which is ...
Planet Nine is one of the greatest mysteries of our solar system. Scientists have come one step closer to solving it.
Scientists examined infrared space surveys to narrow down candidates for Planet 9. Planet 9 would be so far from the Sun that it is just not illuminated by much sunlight. The two space surveys ...
And long range is, honestly, underselling it—top theories for the positioning of Planet 9 place it around 400 astronomical units (AU). The furthest known planet, Neptune, is only about 31 AU. That’s ...
A group got the chance to see the largest sea creature on the planet, California officials said. Matt Hardy Unsplash Bystanders got the chance to join the 1% club after spotting the largest sea ...