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The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...

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The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

Fenty, Sephora, and e.l.f. Cosmetics have joined the WNBA, NWSL, Golden State Valkyries, and New York Liberty in changing the ...

One hundred years after his birth, we pick a path through the films of the melancholy maestro of Indian cinema, Guru Dutt.

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

The research addresses growing concerns about the adequacy of U.S. drinking water safety standards, particularly for pregnant ...