Science
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There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why.
Deep in the waters along a volcanic ridge in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, sea explorers using a remotely…
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The Secret to an Elephant’s Trunk Is Skin Deep
The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone,…
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Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’?
In a typical spring, breeding seabirds — and human seabird-watchers — flock to Stora Karlsö, an island off the coast…
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NASA Shows Webb’s View of Something Closer to Home: Jupiter
The new James Webb Space Telescope can capture photographs not only of galaxies across the universe, but also of objects…
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NASA Shows Webb’s View of Something Closer to Home: Jupiter
The new James Webb Space Telescope can capture photographs not only of galaxies across the universe, but also of objects…
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Bat Virus Studies Raise Questions About Laboratory Tinkering
In mid-2020, a team of scientists catching bats in Laotian caves discovered coronaviruses that were strikingly similar to the one…
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Don’t Let Your Wine Go to the Grocery Store Naked
Wine is about experience. It’s about a subtle taste and a pleasant buzz. The slow crafting of a drink over…
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Bird Flu May Have Caused Seal Strandings
The highly pathogenic avian influenza strain that has whipped through flocks of domestic poultry and wild birds this year may…
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Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There
This month will mark a new chapter in the search for extraterrestrial life, when the most powerful space telescope yet…
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NASA’s CAPSTONE Launch to the Moon: How to Watch
At the start of 2022, a variety of launches to the moon by space agencies and private companies appeared to…