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Scientists think they've found the origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. It could help prevent a future mass extinction on Earth.

Thanks to the presence of an rare element called ruthenium, scientists think they know where the as…

Jenny McGrath   


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Big banks promised to protect the planet. Now they're doing an about-face.

Big banks and asset managers are a powerful force in fighting the climate crisis, but many of them …

Catherine Boudreau   


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How to see the year's best meteor shower this weekend, with fireballs, colorful trails, and a Jupiter-Mars conjunction

The Perseids can be the best meteor shower of the year, thanks to bright fireballs and long colorfu…

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Mars could be creating 'giant whirlpools' deep within our planet's oceans

Scientists claim the red planet's gravitational pull may be strong enough to move sediments on Eart…

Marianne Guenot   


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Sea lions with cameras got stunning video of never-before-seen habitats on the ocean floor, surprising scientists

Sea lions wearing video-camera backpacks are helping scientists map uncharted regions of the seaflo…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Mark Zuckerberg could become the richest person on the planet after a $51 billion wealth surge this year

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gained an unmatched $51 billion in net worth this year, and could surp…

Theron Mohamed   


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Astronomers discover a possible water world in the search for a habitable planet, report says

A group of Canadian researchers have said the exoplanet, known as TOI-270 d, would likely be too wa…

Cameron Manley   


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What it would take to survive on Dune's planet Arrakis, according to 3 experts

Three experts explain what it would take for humans to survive the heat, lack of water, and other h…

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We put Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars up against Jeff Bezos' vision of living in space — and one is more realistic

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dream of colonizing space, but have very different ideas of how to do it. …

Ellyn Lapointe   


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WATCH: A NASA animation shows gigantic plumes of carbon dioxide emissions swirling over India

It’s one thing to read about climate change and carbon emissions in an article, and quite another t…

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Using the Webb telescope, scientists may have found the ‘best bet’ for an ocean world outside our solar system!

Among all known temperate exoplanets, this is possibly the most promising candidate for confirming …

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Oxygen is disappearing from Earth’s water; this endangers marine life and human society!

Oceanic oxygen loss may seem small at 2% since 1960, but due to the ocean's vast volume, this trans…

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Massive amounts of frozen water found underneath Mars' equator!

For years, the towering dust sculptures of the Medusae Fossae Formation on Mars have baffled scient…

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Butterfly basin: Astronomers find the biggest known reservoir of planet-forming ingredients around a young star!

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, countless elements and compounds converge in cosmic clouds, offe…

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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!

In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…

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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!

A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…

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NASA is investing in a rocket that could get humans to Mars and back in 2 months — and travel at 100,000 mph

The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could significantly shorten a round-trip to Mars, reduce risks to astronau…

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Elon Musk has reportedly offered his sperm to help colonize Mars. It's unclear if that's possible.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may be uniting two of his biggest life projects: colonizing Mars and having lo…

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Incredible Indian spots that feel like they belong on another planet

Incredible Indian spots that feel like they belong on another planet

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45 years ago, NASA's Voyager spacecraft flew past Jupiter. See how the iconic video compares to photos of the planet today.

Voyager 1 captured Jupiter as nobody had ever seen it before. Now, 45 years later, NASA's Juno spac…

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