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The species sheds fresh light on the evolution of carnivorous species of dinosaurs

A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

The spellbinding singer returns with an album of warm, empathic folk-soul – plus a screaming lemur – to salute LGBTQ+ trailblazers, Lou Reed and more. She explains why we must embrace forgiveness if we are ever to make change

Bees are among the most important insects on Earth – vital pollinators of our crops and significant contributors to human societies for thousands of years.

TV star Christine McGuinness couldn't quite believe her eyes as she spotted a huge crane and camera driving past her house while she was stark naked while taking a shower

Following recent diversity and climate change initiatives by NASA, two Senate republicans accused the space agency of straying from its core space exploration mission.

Collectively we are driving Earth and civilisation towards collapse. Human activities have exceeded planetary boundaries. We are changing the climate, losing biodiversity, degrading land, contaminating freshwater, and damaging the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles upon which we all depend.

SpaceX rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the launch pad on Thursday (May 18) ahead of Sunday's (May 21) planned Ax-2 private astronaut launch.

A flavor of black hole known as a blazar often exhibits behavior that defies explanation. A new study of 106 supermassive black holes may shed some light.

The risk of a kilometer-scale asteroid hitting Earth in the next millennium is really low. Phew.