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Congress fires warning shot at NASA after SpaceX Moon lander award
Enlarge / Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens to former US Sen. Bill Nelson, President Biden’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA,…
Hundreds of Fossilized Footprints From Ancient, Bear-Sized Mammals Found in Wyoming
For years, paleontologists and paleobotanists have spent time on Wyoming’s Hanna Formation, a 58-million-year-old zone of rock in the southern part of the state that…
Scientists Want to Bring Jaguars Back to America’s Mountains
A group of conservation scientists say it’s time for the return of an American classic: the jaguar. They argue that jaguars can and should be…
Doctors Discover Disease in Which People Can’t Make Antibodies
In new research this month, doctors say they’ve discovered a new genetic disorder that saps a person’s ability to make antibodies. The likely very rare…
This dog DNA test will tell you more about your best friend than you ever realized
It probably comes as no surprise that if you’re looking for a dog breed that your insurance company will approve, the best bet is to…
NASA Admin Scolds China After Out-of-Control Rocket Lands in Indian Ocean
After days of fretting over when and where an out-of-control Chinese rocket would land as it fell back to Earth, China announced early Sunday that…
Indonesia coral reef partially restored in extensive project
Around 40,000 sq m of coral reef has been restored in Indonesia with plans to extend the scheme further. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-56985594 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in Africa
‘Quite spectacular’ discovery shows three-year-old child was carefully laid to rest nearly 80,000 years ago Archaeologists have identified the oldest known human burial in Africa…
World risks runaway Antarctic ice melt if Paris targets not met
The world runs a growing risk of triggering accelerating and potentially unstoppable sea level rise from the Antarctic ice sheet if greenhouse gas emissions are…
New and creepy black spider species discovered in the middle of Miami, Florida
This is the Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider (Ummidia richmond), a newly discovered species of spider that lives in the endangered forest surrounding a zoo in the…
NASA solar probe grazes a Venus mystery on its slingshot to the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe may be focused on the Sun, but that doesn’t mean the space agency’s scientists are going to give up on an…
Sea Level Rise Driven by a Crucial Ice Sheet Could Be 30% More Than Predicted
Look out world—the ice sheet is coming. New research says that the total collapse of a crucial ice sheet in Antarctica could mean that sea…
The Release of 1 Billion GMO Mosquitoes Has Begun
Tens of thousands of male mosquitoes are descending on the Florida Keys. But these are no ordinary mosquitoes: They’re genetically modified, and they were planted…
Ice age-era bones found in Las Vegas backyard
The animal bones were discovered during the construction of a pool and are between 6,000 and 14,000 years old. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/ice-age-era-bones-found-las-vegas-backyard-n1265923 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Stinging wasps are precious, not pointless, say scientists
Much-hated insects are voracious predators of pests, produce powerful antibiotics and pollinate plants For those who have asked what the point of wasps is, there…
Study shows continental crust emerged 500 million years before previously thought
Researchers have published a new study that found the continental crust on Earth emerged 500 million years earlier than previously believed. According to the team,…
World will lose 10% of glacier ice even if it hits climate targets
Exclusive: loss is equivalent to more than 13,200 cubic kilometres of water or 10m Wembley Stadiums Visualised: glaciers then and now A tenth of the…
An Asteroid Impact Simulation Is Currently Underway—and It’s Absolutely Terrifying
A fictitious asteroid is headed our way, and a group of real experts is currently doing their best to deal with the grim situation. The…
Speed at which world’s glaciers are melting has doubled in 20 years
Glacier melt contributing more to sea-level rise than loss of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, say experts The melting of the world’s glaciers has nearly…
China is building its own Hubble-like space telescope with a 2.5-billion pixel camera
Commonly known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), Xuntian (Heavenly Cruiser) is readying to become China’s first major telescope in space. Unlike previous space…
Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Joel Hodgson on Season 13, the Gizmoplex, and Leaving the Show in Good Hands
After creator Joel Hodgson launched a new Kickstarter, it took just over a day for Mystery Science Theater 3000’s legion of fans to bring back…
Time to clean up the space junk
Companies and governments around the world are racing to figure out how to clean up human-made junk that is cluttering space. Why it matters: Trackers…
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