Science
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Rivers of Lava on Venus Reveal a More Volcanically Active Planet
New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape…
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Don’t Let a Bird’s Feathers Fool You
I saw a couple of crows dining on roadkill the other day as I was driving by and wondered, Does…
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NASA Astronauts to Wait Another Week for Boeing Starliner Launch
Officials from NASA and Boeing say they have worked out a solution to a helium leak that has kept the…
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Supernova or Coronavirus: Can You Tell the Difference?
A scientist finds beauty in the “visual synonyms” that exist in images seen through microscopes and telescopes.
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for…
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Why Do People Make Music?
Music baffled Charles Darwin. Mankind’s ability to produce and enjoy melodies, he wrote in 1874, “must be ranked amongst the…
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The Unusual Evolutionary Journey of the Baobab Tree
New research shows the “upside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland…
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Fossil Catches Starfish Cousin in the Act of Cloning Itself
The brittle star specimen suggests that the sea creatures have been splitting themselves in two to reproduce for more than…
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Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.
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The Solar Storm Fried GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting
The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant…