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388 years ago, Galileo worked out why human giants can't exist—and explained a law of nature

Giants have featured in stories for millennia, but the reason why they don't exist helps explain the natural world

Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

MAXINE JOSELOW

Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut Whose Health Scare Led to I.S.S. Evacuation, Has Retired

ADEEL HASSAN

Mike Fincke spent 549 days in space across four missions, the fourth most time of any NASA astronaut.

Why it may be impossible to eradicate feral hogs

The U.S. is spending millions to try and control feral hogs, but are those efforts in vain?