A team of astronomers studying the brightest galaxy in galaxy cluster Abell 402 has identified what may be the most massive ...

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Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers have confirmed Taiwan’s tallest known tree: an 84.1-meter (276-foot) Taiwania fir they named “the Heaven Sword of the Da’an River.” A ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Gorillas are vulnerable to communicable diseases that infect humans and other nonhuman primates, including the Ebola virus. A new Ebola outbreak ...