Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

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A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet ...

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The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and ...

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Weather forecasters have warned of extreme and dangerous temperatures as a major heat wave sweeps across the central and eastern U.S. states.

Taal Lake is a volcanic crater lake in the Philippines with a rare geology of nested islands and water. Researchers think the crater formed after a series of eruptions between 140,000 and 5,380 B.C. — ...