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New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position.

Archaeologists have found the largest ever jade "dragon" made by the Neolithic Hongshan culture on record.

Roundworms harbor viruses, which could be responsible for these parasites' painful symptoms in humans, scientists theorize.

Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people's brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie.

Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form.

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

A new test uses a cheek swab to predict your risk of death within one year — how does it work?