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Doomed U.S. lunar lander's space odyssey continues ... for now
Is it the little spaceship that could?A private US lunar lander that's been hemorrhaging fuel since an onboard explosion at the start of its journey is somehow still chugging along, snapping selfies...
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2023's record heat partly driven by 'mystery' process: NASA scientist
It's no secret human activity is warming the planet, driving more frequent and intense extreme weather events and transforming ecosystems at an extraordinary rate.But the record-shattering...
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Iconic 100-year-old fishing shacks washed into sea as Maine high tide breaks...
From New York City to the coast of Maine, record-breaking high tides in part fueled by the climate crisis brought destruction to the U.S. northeast on Saturday with roads flooded, infrastructure...
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SpaceX lines up Starlink launch for Sunday night
SpaceX is set to send up another Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night. A Falcon 9 carrying 23 of the internet satellites is targeting a 7:27 p.m. liftoff from Canaveral’s Space Force...
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Will avalanches worsen with climate change?
This story was originally published by CalMatters, nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.As a popular Tahoe ski resort digs out from a tragedy that killed a...
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She’s Miami’s compost queen, ruler of a climate-friendly, waste-eating worm...
One of Lanette Sobel’s most trusted business partners is a worm. Actually, she works with lots of worms. They’re essential to her specialized six-acre farm in Homestead. While many of her agricultural...
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Doomed U.S. lunar lander now headed for Earth: company
A private US lunar lander that has been leaking fuel throughout its journey is now headed for Earth and will likely burn up in the atmosphere, the company said Saturday.Astrobotic has been posting...
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Spiders really may be more scared of you than you are of them
Spiders have evolved creative strategies to allow them to thrive in habitats across the globe. The one thing that seems to elude them though, is the ability to charm the humans that they encounter....
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Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity
If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect between what your eyes perceive and what is actually there. Visual illusions occur due to errors in our perception,...
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Cycle commute improves mental health, research shows
Commuters who cycle to work are less likely to be prescribed antidepressants, new research shows. Analysis of almost 380,000 people living in Scotland suggests commuting by bike reduces the risk of...
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Most Americans are breathing cleaner air — but disparities persist
U.S. air pollution has dropped substantially in recent decades, but not everyone has benefited equally from the decline and some demographics were breathing dirtier air in 2010 than in 1970, according...
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Boomers have a drug problem, but not the kind you might think
Baby boomers – that’s anyone born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964 – are 20% of the population, more than 70 million Americans. Decades ago, many in that generation experimented with drugs that were...
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Why don’t fruit bats get diabetes?
People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar effectively, leading to excess glucose in the blood, this can result in diabetes. According to the World Health...
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Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy...
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target regulatory pathways involved in both obesity and diabetes and are widely...
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Video game addicts at risk of hearing loss and tinnitus, doctors warn
Exasperated parents and spouses have a new red flag to wave at kids or partners who spend endless hours playing video games.Too much time glued to screens and battering controllers is linked to...
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How much life has ever existed on Earth?
All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates suggest at least as early as 3.8 billion years ago. But...
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AI is learning to analyze chicken communications
Have you ever wondered what chickens are talking about? Chickens are quite the communicators — their clucks, squawks and purrs are not just random sounds but a complex language system. These sounds...
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First Turkish astronaut set for ISS mission, carrying Erdogan's space ambitions
When Turkey's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grand geopolitical ambitions.Alper...
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‘Emergency’ or not, Covid is still killing people
With around 20,000 people dying of covid in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the covid pandemic clearly isn’t over. However, the crisis response is,...
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Research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis
When you use your fingerprint to unlock your smartphone, your phone is looking at a two-dimensional pattern to determine whether it’s the correct fingerprint before it unlocks for you. But the imprint...
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