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A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

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Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.During the final stages of ...

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The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today ...

Atomic nuclei with “magic numbers” of protons or neutrons in their nuclear shells are extremely stable. Nuclear physicists ...