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In a historic first for the International Space Station, NASA astronauts will return early following a medical emergency in orbit.

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Our guide to the best movies new to Paramount+ that you can stream in January 2026, all rated 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct.

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow shock" as it zooms through the Milky Way. The cosmic zombie is also ripping apart its partner star like a black hole.

The wellbeing benefits of nature are often linked to forests or habitats that support diverse pollinators. Spending time in green spaces reduces stress and anxiety, for example.

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples from glaciers rescued worldwide are now beginning to be stored there for safekeeping. This will allow, among other things, future generations to continue studying traces of past climates trapped under ice, as…

The Ice Memory Foundation on Wednesday opened the world’s first sanctuary for mountain ice cores in Antarctica, aiming to preserve crucial records of Earth’s climate for centuries.

Harvard's Avi Loeb claims a rare alignment of 3I/ATLAS on Jan. 22, 2026 offers an unprecedented window into 'extraterrestrial' secrets and alien technology.

The video showed detectives interviewing Andrew Pickering and his reaction as he is played the embarrassing footage