Science
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NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts
In a news conference from aboard the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they had confidence in…
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Fearsome Sharks of Today Evolved When Ancient Oceans Got Hot
More than 100 million years ago, scientists say, warming seas and reduced oxygen may have sent some sharks higher into…
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Our Planet Is About to Reach Its Greatest Distance From the Sun
Earth whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Friday the planet will reach its farthest…
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Melodies of Popular Songs Have Gotten Simpler Over Time
“Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody,” Billy Joel crooned in “Piano Man,” his iconic 1973 barroom ballad.…
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How the Denisovans Survived the Ice Age
A trove of animal bone fragments from a cave on the Tibetan plateau reveals how Denisovans thrived in a harsh…
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Finding This Fossil Was Like Spotting a Crocodile in a Canadian Forest
A bigheaded predator resembling a giant salamander found in an African fossil deposit suggests unwritten chapters of how animals moved…
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Videos Show Ants Amputating Nest Mates’ Legs to Save Their Lives
The insects seem to know which injuries to treat as they engage in a behavior that seems almost human.
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Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals
By analyzing dog bones buried at the site, scientists found butcher marks and surprising breeds.
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Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on…
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A Trilobite Pompeii Preserves Exquisite Fossils in Volcanic Ash
A fossil bed in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco is allowing new insights into the anatomies of arthropods that…