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Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass — Earth from space

A 2010 satellite photo shows the point where a small lake bisects the snowy rim of an ancient glacier on Canada's Baffin…

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Super Typhoon Sinlaku

The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.

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Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives

An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead.

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The green solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet, but it loo…

🇺🇸 New Scientist 9h ago

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Comet MAPS Breaks Apart Near the Sun, Becoming a Rare Headless Wonder

Learn how Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) disintegrated during its close solar pass, forming a “headless wonder,” and what this r…

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 9h ago

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Sci-fi stories never really end anymore, and that's a problem

It just goes on and on, my friends.

🇺🇸 Space.com 9h ago

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The First Asian Elephant Calf Is Born After a 25-Year Wait at the Smithsonian National Zoo

Learn how Linh Mai, the first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian in 25 years, is strengthening genetic diversit…

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 9h ago

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Painkillers Change How Lobsters React to Shock, Raising Questions About Humane Killing for Food

Learn how lobsters treated with aspirin and lidocaine better withstand electric shocks, raising questions about more hum…

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 9h ago

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NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis III Moon Rocket Stage

NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed…

🇺🇸 NASA 9h ago

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NASA Announces 32nd Annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners

NASA’s 32nd annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge, one of the agency’s longest-standing student challenges, culminate…

🇺🇸 NASA 9h ago

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Artemis II Crew Returned to Earth Safely — What's Next for NASA's Moon Exploration Program?

Learn about the future of NASA's Artemis program after Artemis II, including plans to land on the Moon and begin buildin…

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 9h ago

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Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case

Appealing the dismissal of their suit, they argued that executive orders to promote fossil fuels endangered their future…

🇺🇸 New York Times Science 9h ago

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'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genet…

A man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow tra…

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$50,000 rare coin hunt will take over San Francisco

Valuable coins including a gold rush era “Humbert Slug” will be hidden all over the city. The post $50,000 rare coin hun…

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NASA Awards Data Engineering, Informatics Support Contract

NASA has selected Development Seed of Washington to provide research and development services to the Office of Data Scie…

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Medieval Japanese Diary Helped Scientists Trace a Historic Solar Storm

Learn how scientists are combining Medieval literature and modern scientific techniques to study space weather.

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 10h ago

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time…

Written by Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Frida…

🇺🇸 NASA 11h ago

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Modern living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems…

🇺🇸 New Scientist 11h ago

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Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints

Trace amounts of antiseptic chemicals in hospital rooms may be driving tolerance and resistance in bacteria, a study fin…

🇺🇸 Live Science 11h ago

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NASA science faces 'very serious threat' from new White House budget, experts say

"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen — and I've literally looked through every single one s…

🇺🇸 Space.com 11h ago

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Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass — Earth from space

Super Typhoon Sinlaku

Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives

The green solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good

Comet MAPS Breaks Apart Near the Sun, Becoming a Rare Headless Wonder

Sci-fi stories never really end anymore, and that's a problem

The First Asian Elephant Calf Is Born After a 25-Year Wait at the Smithsonian National Zoo

Painkillers Change How Lobsters React to Shock, Raising Questions About Humane Killing for Food

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis III Moon Rocket Stage

NASA Announces 32nd Annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners

Artemis II Crew Returned to Earth Safely — What's Next for NASA's Moon Exploration Program?

Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case

'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genet…

$50,000 rare coin hunt will take over San Francisco

NASA Awards Data Engineering, Informatics Support Contract

Medieval Japanese Diary Helped Scientists Trace a Historic Solar Storm

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time…

Modern living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels

Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints

NASA science faces 'very serious threat' from new White House budget, experts say

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