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A team of 16 scientists and support staffers spent four summers drilling through Antarctic ice until they finally reached bedrock. To accomplish their goal, they endured average temperatures of -25.6 ...

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Axial Seamount doesn’t pose a threat to humans, but observing what happens before and after its potential eruption could help ...

The intricately crafted coffin dates back more than 1,500 years. Researchers say it weighs around 1,650 pounds, "comparable ...

The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...