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A climber who summited the world's tallest peaks explains how he trains by keeping his body in Everest-mode
Mountaineer and Everest guide Garrett Madison just earned his second "triple crown," a rare climbin…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.
H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A frozen wolf discovered in Siberia turned out to be 44,000 years old. It's so well-preserved that scientists are checking its gut for ancient viruses.
Locals found this first-of-a-kind Pleistocene wolf in Siberia. It's so mummified that scientists ho…
Jenny McGrath,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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It's getting so hot, EMTs are putting overheated people in iced body bags
Heat stroke can become serious quickly, so EMTs are treating patients by putting them in body bags …
Jenny McGrath
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NASA simulated an incoming asteroid impact, and the biggest roadblock to action was penny pinching
NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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US astronauts had to take shelter after a Russian satellite broke into over 100 pieces near the ISS
Authorities say the Russian RESURS-P1 broke into over 100 trackable pieces, with US firm LeoLabs sa…
Matthew Loh
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At least 7 stars in our galaxy have the potential to harbor advanced alien technology, researchers find
After surveying 5 million stars throughout our galaxy, researchers identified seven that may host D…
Ellyn Lapointe
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This ultrarunner was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago, but didn't let it stop him. This summer, he'll run over 100 miles through Death Valley.
After completing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, ultrarunner Ray Zahab will run through Death Va…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jenny McGrath
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Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change
Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A new carbon removal plant will absorb carbon dioxide 99,000 times faster than Earth's oceans
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions isn't enough. We have to start sucking CO2 from the atmosphere and…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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My husband and I used a 'Cinderella' rule to limit our kids' screen time. We don't regret it.
Maria Estrada didn't want her kids to be too online, but she didn't want them to hate her either. S…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A massive earthquake may have instantly changed the course of Ganga 2,500 years ago — and it could happen again
Typically, rivers can change course over years or decades due to sediment buildup, but an earthquak…
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Is it too hot to be outside? Plug in your ZIP code to check your city's 'heat risk'
Heat waves are no joke. A HeatRisk map from the CDC and National Weather Service can help keep you …
Jaures Yip
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A team of climbers just summited 3 of the most challenging peaks in the world. They made it even harder by collecting roughly 2,000 pounds of trash along the way.
Mountaineer Garrett Madison has summited Mt. Everest 14 times and seen tons of trash accumulate ove…
Ellyn Lapointe
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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
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My son's video game habit worried me but it fueled his interest in coding, robots, and AI. At age 16, he won $55,000 at a science fair.
Maria Estrada worried her son was playing too many video games, but soon he was also flying drones,…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists finally think they know why giraffe necks are so long
Giraffes have the longest necks of any living animal today, but scientists debated why for over a c…
Jessica Orwig
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Being more facially expressive could be making you more likeable and a better negotiator, study finds!
Individuals who were more expressive were consistently liked more by both independent raters and th…
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Why do so many couples end up looking like siblings? Here’s the science
You’re scrolling through your social media feed when a picture of a celebrity couple catches your e…
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Jeff Bezos has a vision to colonize space with a trillion people. We asked experts to put it to the test.
Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live in the solar system. But experts are ske…