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The first part of a parade of three new visitors to Mars arrives Tuesday as a robotic probe called Hope, the first interplanetary mission by an Arab nation, is set to enter orbit.For the people of the United Arab Emirates, just getting…

The flash flood, which killed dozens of people on Sunday and hundreds were missing in the Himalayas of India, was far from the first such catastrophe among the high mountain glaciers in the world. In a world with a changing climate, it…

NEW DELHI - Long before the floods came, washed away hundreds of people and wiped out newly built dams and bridges, the warning signs were clear.The Himalayas have been warming at an alarming rate for years, melting ice long trapped in…

The proportion of energy generated from coal has dropped more than any other power source during the coronavirus pandemic. That came out of a new report released Monday that looked at the demand for coal in some of the world's largest…

Einsteinium is an element with a famous name that almost no one has heard of.With 99 protons and 99 electrons, it's in the dark at the bottom of the periodic table of the chemical elements between California and fermium. It first appeared…

South Africa stopped using the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine on Sunday after it was found the vaccine did not protect volunteers in clinical trials from mild or moderate illnesses caused by the more contagious variant of the virus…

A more contagious variant of the coronavirus, first found in the UK, is spreading rapidly in the US, doubling about every 10 days, according to a new study.A team of researchers analyzed half a million coronavirus tests and hundreds of…

Here you will find a selection of the events of the week and information on how to set them (all times are east). Note that events can change after they are published.MondayDiscover the history of jazz in Washington with musician,…

In a moment, a herd of goats romps about and casually rummages in the shaggy grass. The next time her long ears twitch and her large golden eyes stare as they purposefully run away. They pick up speed while seemingly attentive to a…

What set Rabbi Twerski apart from many other Orthodox therapists was his willingness to look outside of his community. In one of his works, "The Shame Worn in Silence: Spouse Abuse in the Jewish Community" (1996), he highlighted a problem…