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From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

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After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the ...

Terrestrial planets are known to have few or no satellites of their own. For example: Earth has only one satellite, Mars has two, whereas Mercury and Venus have none. There are two types of ...

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...

The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...

Using syrup and baking soda, research at Niigata University has demonstrated the formation mechanism of rootless cones, small ...

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

The most famous defender of the existence of UFOs in Mexico welcomes EL PAÍS into his house. In an underground dwelling, surrounded by nature, he discusses his encounters with aliens, the time that he ...

"Humans have been able to use technology to conquer virtually every terrestrial habitat on the planet. This is largely ... given that there are numerous examples of tool use as an adaptive ...