Cosmologist Katie Mack breaks down what the latest findings about dark energy mean for our universe’s future. Either way, it ...

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Famed for playing a pivotal role in inspiring Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, this ethereal destination plays home to ...

The Lonesome George room is in Puerto Ayora, the city where about 13,000 Galapagueños live. The Galápagos National Park ...

Learn more about a time period marked by an intense burst of evolution. 3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known.

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