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Crabs keep evolving to go from the sea to the land — and back again
True crabs evolved to migrate between marine and land environments multiple times throughout their 250 million-year-old history, new study finds.

Iceland volcano LIVE: Eruptions on Reykjanes set to last for hundreds of years
Latest updates on the imminent volcanic eruption in Iceland, which threatens local towns and the famous Blue Lagoon spa resort following a series of earthquakes and the appearance of sinkholes.

Get three beginner-friendly kettlebells for less than $20 right now at Walmart
Save 55% on these vinyl-coated weights with wide grip handles to build muscle and boost your metabolism at home

Save $100 on this amazing Garmin Instinct 2 Solar running watch
DEAL The Garmin Instinct 2 has $100 off ahead of Black Friday.

‘Bouncing’ comets may be delivering the seeds of life to alien planets, new study finds
Researchers have simulated how comets pinballing from one planet to another could deliver critical organic molecules to exoplanets.

Mysterious ‘lunar swirls’ that perplexed scientists for decades may be close to an explanation
No one knows what causes lunar swirls, but new evidence shows they may be tied to certain elevations on the moon’s surface.

NASA and Japan to launch world’s 1st wooden satellite as soon as 2024. Why?
The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan’s space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024.

‘Time’s finally up’: Impending Iceland eruption is part of centuries-long volcanic pulse
Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is now in a new era of volcanic eruptions that will last for up to 500 years, and the building magma beneath Sundhnúkur and Grindavík is part of this millenia-long cycle.

The fiery Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to watch.
Up to 15 “shooting stars” per hour may be visible in dark skies as the Leonid meteor shower peaks Friday and Saturday (Nov. 17 and 18).

Russia’s tallest volcano spews out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke after giant eruption, satellite images reveal
Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano, which is the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia, violently erupted on Nov. 1 and left behind a trail of smoke and ash that was photographed by NASA satellites.

Tiny, shape-shifting robot could one day be used to perform surgery from inside the body
A spider-inspired robot called mCLARI weighs less than a gram and could one day be deployed to aid first responders following a natural disaster or help out in surgery.

Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here’s why.
OPINION Opinion: State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there’s still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.

‘It’s really quite remarkable’: An interview with elephant expert Ross MacPhee about the giant pachyderms
In this interview, elephant expert Ross MacPhee explains how the giant animals’ tusks record every week of their lives and why their noses are so remarkable.

Dwarf elephants and shedding mammoths shine at NYC’s ‘Secret World of Elephants’
A new show on “The Secret World of Elephants” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dishes on the evolution and remarkable lives of these huge (and sometimes dwarf) pachyderms.

Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims
Elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex “rumbles,” a study has found.

‘Magical’ Roman wind chime with phallus, believed to ward off evil eye, unearthed in Serbia
Phallic objects like this were common in the Roman world to ward off evil.

The brain may interpret smells from each nostril differently
There might be an advantage to separating scent information from each nostril, a new study hints.

Many physicists think we live in a multiverse. But they’re getting a simple math rule wrong.
Our universe seems to be perfectly suited for life. But anyone who claims that’s evidence of a multiverse is falling prey to a logical fallacy.

‘Bionic breast’ could restore sensation for cancer survivors
Scientists are developing a new device that could help breast cancer patients who experience a loss of sensation after having a mastectomy.

Supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is approaching the cosmic speed limit, dragging space-time along with it
Supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is spinning nearly as fast as it can, dragging the very fabric of space-time with it and shaping the heart of the Milky Way.