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December's Full Cold Moon rises tonight (Dec. 3), bringing the only "supermoon" of the year on its heels.

In 1986, a power surge during a safety test of the reactor at Chernobyl caused a catastrophic explosion. Thirty-one people were directly killed by the explosion and the initial dose of radiation, and several more may hav...

Humans aren't the only animals that can count.

(Kazan Federal University) Megagrant, a special funding initiative by the Russian government, is a program aiming to provide assistance to especially funding-heavy research projects.

(Salk Institute) Pioneering plant biologist honored by Silicon Valley luminaries as she aims to tackle global warming using plant-based solutions.