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The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month an…

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Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all

1998 SH2's story is a 30-year-long cosmic identity crisis. The post Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all appeared …

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The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.

A lack of sirens and flood forecasting systems made the state’s Hill Country vulnerable to deadly floods last summer. Th…

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Josh Kerr wants to run the fastest mile ever. This is the shoe Brooks built to help him do it.

We spoke with Danny Orr, senior director of product development at Brooks, to find out what it takes to build a track sp…

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'Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action m…

Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark

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Walt Disney’s private airplane restored after 15 years of baking in the Florida sun

While ‘The Mouse’ won't take to the skies like Peter Pan, visitors can see it at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The post W…

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'RNA can do things which we have never seen before': New study challenges assumptions about what RNA…

RNA can fold into more complex configurations than scientists thought, raising questions about how important these 3D st…

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Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy

American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.

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Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Ban…

According to one researcher, this observation "promises new insights into the evolution of the early universe."

🇺🇸 Space.com 4h ago

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Long COVID May Injure the Brain's Dopamine System, the First Images of Shackleton's Last Ship, and A…

Discover the top stories from July 11 to July 17, 2026, including new details about the effects of long COVID and an el…

🇺🇸 Discover Magazine 4h ago

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Mosquito-killing drone blasts bloodsuckers to bits

Like a bat, the drone uses sonar to detect mosquitoes before chasing them down. The post Mosquito-killing drone blasts b…

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No, SpudCells aren’t alive. But they’re a step toward the first synthetic life

The lab-made cells open a window into what’s possible for synthetic life, researchers say.

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Making history: Watch Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, launch early on July 18

India's first privately built orbital rocket, Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, will try to reach orbit early Saturday morni…

🇺🇸 Space.com 5h ago

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'These are striking forecasts': Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a h…

Forecasts point to the ongoing El Niño rapidly strengthening to a likely all-time record in the coming months, fueling t…

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E.U. Proposes Changes to Emissions Trading System

The European Union is facing a green backlash as emissions cuts become harder and require bigger overhauls to industry a…

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'Explosive diarrhea' parasite infections in 5 states linked to Taco Bell lettuce; other cases still …

Lettuce served at Taco Bell has been identified as a source of Cyclospora infections affecting people across five states…

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Legendary WW2 submarine heads to Wisconsin for major facelift

The USS Silversides sank at least 23 ships in the Pacific theater. The post Legendary WW2 submarine heads to Wisconsin f…

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'The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)

The Dark Energy Camera has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, with the star-forming region…

🇺🇸 Space.com 6h ago

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'Shared cosmic experience': 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Eart…

Researchers predict that up to 7.6 billion people will be able to see the potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis fly pas…

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Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind

The biologist’s bold “energetic view of life” looks to the body’s strangest organelles as the link between cells, health…

🇺🇸 Quanta Magazine 6h ago

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Found a baby skunk? Please don’t feed it.

Feeding skunk kits is a careful art involving 15 cups of fruit and veggies, a dozen eggs, and 15 cups of dog food, and m…

🇺🇸 Popular Science 7h ago

Science Briefing

The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all

The Latest Texas Floods Tested Warning Systems. This Time, They Passed.

Josh Kerr wants to run the fastest mile ever. This is the shoe Brooks built to help him do it.

'Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action m…

Walt Disney’s private airplane restored after 15 years of baking in the Florida sun

'RNA can do things which we have never seen before': New study challenges assumptions about what RNA…

Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy

Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Ban…

Long COVID May Injure the Brain's Dopamine System, the First Images of Shackleton's Last Ship, and A…

Mosquito-killing drone blasts bloodsuckers to bits

No, SpudCells aren’t alive. But they’re a step toward the first synthetic life

Making history: Watch Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, launch early on July 18

'These are striking forecasts': Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a h…

E.U. Proposes Changes to Emissions Trading System

'Explosive diarrhea' parasite infections in 5 states linked to Taco Bell lettuce; other cases still …

Legendary WW2 submarine heads to Wisconsin for major facelift

'The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)

'Shared cosmic experience': 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis could be visible to 90% of Eart…

Martin Picard’s Mitochondrial Theory of Mind

Found a baby skunk? Please don’t feed it.

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