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WATCH: A NASA animation shows gigantic plumes of carbon dioxide emissions swirling over India
It’s one thing to read about climate change and carbon emissions in an article, and quite another t…
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Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering the secret language of sperm whales. AI could be the key.
Researchers at project CETI are harnessing the power of AI to decode whale-speak.
Ellyn Lapointe
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NASA says it can ask SpaceX to bring Boeing astronauts home if needed, as they reach 51 days on the space station
Two NASA astronauts have been stuck on the space station for 51 days while Boeing troubleshoots its…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet
The Perseverance rover found potential evidence of life on Mars. Three features make the rock promi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
Ross Brockwell spent a year in NASA's CHAPEA Mars simulation. He missed Earth but would live on the…
Jenny McGrath
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Scientists say Olympic athlete Sha’Carri Richardson could technically "walk" on water
Scientists have found that sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson could theoretically replicate the famous f…
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2 lions made a mile-long swim across a crocodile-infested channel in search of mates. It's a sign of how desperate the animals are getting.
Two lions who are brothers swam for nearly a mile, potentially in search of mates, in a Uganda park…
Jenny McGrath
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Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on to…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on…
Catherine Boudreau
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13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe
The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D. C…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Udta Machhli: Cocaine-infused sharks have been found infesting Rio’s waters in Brazil!
Scientists have found sharks high on cocaine off the coast of Rio! What's next for these party anim…
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Oxygen is disappearing from Earth’s water; this endangers marine life and human society!
Oceanic oxygen loss may seem small at 2% since 1960, but due to the ocean's vast volume, this trans…
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Video showed a humpback whale smashing into and capsizing a boat. Biologists say the whale was likely just feeding.
A humpback whale that was captured on video crashing into a boat off New Hampshire may have been fi…
Kelsey Vlamis,Jessica Orwig
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A storm chaser on what 'Twisters' gets right and wrong
Jen Walton has been a storm chaser since 2018. She likes a lot about the new "Twisters" movie but s…
Jenny McGrath
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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day
Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley needs a lot of fuel for marathon swims, but tiger sharks have huge appeti…
Jenny McGrath
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Even robots are watching how-to video tutorials online to learn how to perform everyday tasks!
Researchers have developed a new robot training method using online videos to teach complex tasks l…
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A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy
Real estate developer Rob Lauer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a h…
Lauren Edmonds
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The science you need to know before seeing 'Twisters'
You don't need a degree in meteorology to understand "Twisters," but if your tornado science is a l…
Jenny McGrath
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'Twisters' shows how tornado science has changed massively since the first movie nearly 30 years ago
When 'Twister' debuted nearly 30 years ago, it showcased some pretty new science. A lot has changed…
Jenny McGrath
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SpaceX is building a superpowered spaceship to scrap the International Space Station for NASA
NASA wants SpaceX to help end the International Space Station and push it into the ocean. They plan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jessica…
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Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more
Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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A YouTuber recreated a recipe for 3,800-year-old beer. Here's how you can do it too.
Max Miller of 'Tasting History' brewed a 3,800-year-old Sumerian beer based on a hymn.