An object's color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds — for different viewers. But that doesn't mean colors are subjective.

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

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This photo of M16 is the latest redux image published to mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which ...

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Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely ...

Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

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Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...