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The conversations around severe air pollution in New York brings back memories of growing up in the Indian capital.

The Western Australia study filmed orcas — also known as killer whales — preying on blue whales, the largest animal on Earth, for the first time.

The sun is getting more active, with scientists seeing more solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms that could impact Earth.

Suck venom from a wound. Play dead with black bears. Put food before water and shelter. These are survival myths to avoid at all costs.

Researchers said the 18-year-old crocodile lived alone in an exhibit at Parque Reptilandia in Costa Rica when it laid 14 eggs.

Argentinian gulls have developed a taste for southern right whale back fat, injuring calves, a study found. Scientists say humans aren't blameless.

The plastic ball in the Guinness can, also called a "widget," ensures the draught stout has its classic foamy head, as if it were poured from the tap.

Pando consists of 40,000 trees that span over 100 acres. An artist recorded the soothing rumble of what its giant root system sounds like in the rain.

A pod of killer whales attacked a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, tearing off its rudders and leaving the crew unable to steer.

What states have the most shark attacks? Florida, Hawaii, and California see the most sharks attack, but, victims rarely die.

The US is second behind only Indonesia for the most number of endangered species, according to a report based on the Red List of Threatened Species.

A sonic boom is a loud noise that people on the ground can hear when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier by traveling faster than the speed of sound.

Humans can't drown in quicksand, because we float in it. Getting out can be simple if you follow these instructions.

The James Webb Space Telescope is peering into the mysterious hearts of galaxies. Most recently, it turned its sites on the NGC 5068 galaxy.

The legend of the lost city of Rungholt, in Germany, says a great storm in 1362 destroyed it as revenge for its inhabitants' sins.

The unique giant panda was spotted in China's Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, per the South China Morning Post.

A recent study found that some patients' brains continued pumping out gamma waves even after their hearts had stopped.

Sending ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor, scientists found, prompting hope the same technique could be used in humans.

Hawking radiation predicts black holes lose energy and eventually evaporate. Now a new study predicts the same fate for the rest of the universe.

SETI hasn't detected a real message from aliens so it decided to simulate one and see how people reacted and how long it would take to decode.

A ship captain whose yacht was ambushed by killer whales near Spain told Newsweek he's worried negative press will lead boaters to shoot orcas.

Scott Kelly describes all of the times he saw unusual behavior while in space and says every time it was the result of atmospheric lensing.