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On New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 1), mission ...

Wind, solar and pumped hydro energy storage can provide all the electrical energy we need, on demand, cheaply, quickly, with minimal carbon emissions. This is the message that will cut through the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome There’s a good chance that many first-time visitors to the Trevi Fountain in Rome know the drill. To ensure a return to the Eternal City, the legend ...

After a period of silence, Kīlauea volcano burst into activity on December 23, 2024, with striking lava fountains reaching as high as 80 meters, painting the night with vivid colors. This remarkable ...

The eruption at Kilauea volcano that began last Monday continues this morning. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, over the past day, vents in the southwest portion of the caldera have ...

The promise all good fountain pens deliver—be they expensive or affordable—is that they make your handwriting better than you ever imagined. At the very least, they make handwriting more fun ...

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle. 2024 was a busy year for solar news, but what can we expect from 2025? In April, a total ...

Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight EST on Thursday (05:00 GMT on Friday) after it had been out of communication for several days during its burning-hot ...

Rome’s Trevi Fountain, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, has reopened just in time for the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year. After three months of careful renovations, this Baroque masterpiece is ready ...