New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

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Kaja Kallas and Antonio Costa insist the EU deserves a seat at the table.

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The Milwaukee County Zoo joined dozens of area school districts that decided to close Feb. 12 due to a snow storm that's ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

Today offers a chance for reflection and processing insights related to work and career growth. Find daily astrological ...

My hero is Larry Enter. Enter is a Master Gardener from Watertown who grows perfect apples on his 155 trees. Apples from my two trees turn out…let’s just say “less than perfect.” Enter ...

If fruits and vegetables aren't your thing, switching to a natural lawn can also have a huge positive impact on your local ecosystem. Natural lawns are pretty, and they attract native pollinators. As ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The aptly named Dwarf 3 will make you think again ... This isn’t a great telescope for shooting planets – even the moon and sun (solar filters are supplied) don’t exactly fill the frame.