Science
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Mars Got Cooked During a Recent Solar Storm
Days after light shows filled Earth’s skies with wonder, the red planet was hit by another powerful outburst of the…
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A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move
Computer simulations suggest that a collision with another planetary object early in Earth’s history may have provided the heat to…
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Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.
Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new…
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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited
Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal…
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The Mushroom Hunters Can’t Stop Finding Mysterious Fungi
Strange things appear in the forests and chaparral of California after a big rain. Invigorated by the damp, fungi living…
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Frightening Log From Titan Submersible’s Fatal Dive Declared a Fake
The federal team investigating the Titan disaster found that a detailed recounting of the craft’s descent was “made up.”
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Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests
An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals may use and respond to individualized…
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William A. Anders, 90, Dies; Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon
During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,” became an icon and…
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Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will soon open the hatch of the spacecraft and board the outpost…
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SpaceX Sets a Starship Launch Goal: Don’t Burn Up This Time
Elon Musk’s moon and Mars rocket reached space in March, but on Thursday SpaceX aims to see the spacecraft survive…