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Editor’s Note: This news release was updated Jan. 7, 2025, to link to an updated strategy document. As part of the agency’s efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA…

Little penguins (Eudyptula minor) travel beneath the zone of highest wave drag close to the surface. Many air-breathing marine vertebrates optimize their swim depth when transiting and not feeding, travelling…

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at Reviver Auto headquarters on May 30, 2018 in Foster City, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Anyone…

A radiation-resistant bacterium called Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses thousands of times higher than what would kill a human. The secret behind this resistance is the presence of a…

Earth planning date: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 Curiosity continues to make great progress over the Mount Sharp bedrock and will spend the weekend investigating the northern base of the “Texoli”…

The battery-electric revival of the classic VW microbus is finally here. The Volkswagen ID.BUZZ concept debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2017. Nearly eight…

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Human bones showing damage attributed to possible chewing by other humans. Schulting et al. Antiquity, December 2024 Archeological discoveries can reveal the brighter sides of humanity. Collecting tchotchkes, our ancestors…

Glaciers are magnificent natural structures, dense sheets of ice that can stretch for miles and be a few yards to thousands of feet thick. It’s no wonder many adventurous travelers…

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“Icy Repose.” Sue watched this Weddell seal from aboard a rigid inflatable boat in Neko Harbour of the Antarctic Peninsula. So as not to disturb its peaceful slumber, Sue used…

Example images of a landfill with methane emissions from the work face. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07572 A team has found via testing from airplanes that landfill…

Get Sleep Focus set up before you turn out the lights. Credit: Rahul Mishra/Unsplash You’re probably familiar with your iPhone’s Do Not Disturb feature. The Focus mode feature works like …

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over the years, Donald Trump hasn’t exactly been a champion of science. As president and…

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Just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, it’s unfair to judge a cat by its fur color. Yet humans seem to have a sweet spot for orange…

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Science news this week includes a bust that archaeologists believe might portray Queen Cleopatra, and Google’s latest quantum computing chip, Willow. (Image credit: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Google Quantum…