Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the Earth
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With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions
Funds from the world’s richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small,
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A Fungus That Turns Spiders Into Zombies Is a Discovery to Haunt Your Nightmares
An abandoned gunpowder storage shed pokes out from a small mound of earth in what’s now a nature preserve in
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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice
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What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?
The vast majority of plants are hermaphrodites, with both male and female reproductive parts. Oaks, some orchids, the potted spider
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In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes
When Andreas Fichtner unspooled a fiber-optic cable into a deep hole in Greenland’s ice, he wasn’t expecting to discover a
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in
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All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.
The English language is full of wonderful words, from “anemone” and “aurora” to “zenith” and “zodiac.” But these are special
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Plesiosaur Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales on Ancient Sea Monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first
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First IVF kangaroo embryo claimed by Australia-based scientists
Australia-based scientists said Thursday they had produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization and hailed it as
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