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Spiders, fish, birds, and bats all break with their daily routines.

Ever wondered why the longest day of the year happens when it does?

An elegant, 400-year-old means of navigating the stars takes flight.

The periodic table was a lot simpler at the beginning of the universe.

We are hurtling through space. But where are we going?

Few could match the famous physicist in his ability to communicate difficult-to-understand concepts in a simple and warm fashion.

The relentless sun makes life in the Sahara almost unbearable. But could it also be its greatest resource?

It’s often said that every element was made in a star, but there’s more to it than that.

Three scientists publish a paper proving that Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth.

Going mad with Christmas cheer? Try one of these alternatives.

It was captured by the Parker Solar Probe, which is currently studying the star.

The barrier to solar energy has always been storage. Now, bottled sunshine has a shelf-life of 18 years.

A buzzworthy study looks at the strange actions of bees.

Is The Goblin’s orbit a breadcrumb leading us to Planet X?

Watch what it might look like to travel from the sun to Jupiter at the speed of light.

NASA announces the details of its mission to the sun, set to launch in 2018.