SpaceX’s latest Starship launch attempt ends in a scrub
SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the company’s Starship megarocket on the vehicle’s 13th flight test ended before it…
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A super-Earth exoplanet’s leaking helium could be evidence of a complex atmosphere
The planet LHS 1140 b lies in its star’s habitable zone, which already made it a prime candidate as a possible host for…
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Speeding may be costing drivers far more than a ticket
Shaving under a minute off our daily commutes costs Americans $22 million daily
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U.S. approval of giant ‘space mirror’ satellite alarms astronomers
A controversial new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission leaves no one responsible for regulating light…
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FDA approves cholesterol pill more powerful than statins
Most adults have levels of a dangerous type of cholesterol that are above 100, but this new drug can reduce levels to…
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Watch SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launch tonight
SpaceX is launching the latest version of its Starship megarocket for a test flight that—if all goes to plan—should…
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Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar
The new species, Colobus congoensis, may already be endangered
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How to avoid getting cyclosporiasis—and why washing lettuce may not be enough
Case numbers of this parasite-caused illness have exploded in the last week. An expert explains how to try and stay safe
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Mathematicians are closing in on the hidden order inside chaos
A new breakthrough pushes the limits of randomness, bringing a decades-old mathematical mystery closer to resolution
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Trump’s latest CDC chief pick Erica Schwartz faces Senate confirmation hearing
The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to head the nation’s top public health agency
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Indonesia’s new capital is changing the Borneo rainforest forever. Science is listening to the change
Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms…
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See the first x-rays of humans taken in space
Equipping spacecraft with x-ray machines could boost safety for long-duration spaceflights—like a crewed mission to Mars
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Astronomers just accidentally spotted the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth
Beta Pictoris d is more than twice the size of Jupiter, but it is a baby compared to its humongous neighbors
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The Perseid meteor shower aligns with a total solar eclipse this year—here’s how to see it
Skygazers are in for a treat in August, as one of the most spectacular meteor showers coincides with a total solar…
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August's solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein’s general theory of relativity
Solar eclipses are a rare and brief opportunity for scientists to gather data on everything from the physics of the sun…
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Experimental immune therapy shows promise against deadly childhood brain cancer
Several children who had aggressive recurrent brain tumors remained disease-free years after this treatment, according…
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NASA’s Hubble reveals a black hole hiding inside a massive star cluster in the Milky Way
Scientists have long suspected that this star cluster was a hotspot for a certain kind of black hole. But for decades,…
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Prepare for dangerous air pollution in the Northeast, thanks to Minnesota wildfires
Smoke from northern Minnesota and western Ontario wildfires is pouring over the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and…
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T. rex fossil named ‘Gus’ becomes the most expensive dinosaur sold at auction
This massive dinosaur skeleton sold for more than $50.1 million on Tuesday
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Did scientists just create synthetic life?
The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing
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ChatGPT just proved another 50-year-old math conjecture
What’s the secret to prompting an AI to solve math problems that have left humans stumped? Tell it to believe in itself
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Here's the deal with 'corn sweat'—it's not all actually corn's fault
Corn has taken the heat for recent Midwest summer humidity—unjustly, according to corn experts
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We finally know the name of a Maya mathematician
The signature of Sak Tahn Waax, or “White-Chested Fox,” was found inscribed in a 1,000-year-old chamber beneath…
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Why have there been so many record-breaking heat waves this summer?
Record-breaking heat waves are beginning to blur together—here’s why and what’s making them so unbearable
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Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants
Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are…
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Scientists spot sugar in interstellar space for the first time ever
Erythrulose—a sugar found in raspberries—is also prevalent in a giant molecular cloud close to our galaxy’s core,…
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Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers
A 23-year-old student overturned an ancient conjecture about one of math’s simplest operations
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Scientists catch bacteria sharing proteins to survive antibiotics
Bacteria send protein packages to dormant neighbors to endure antibiotic attack
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