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The incredible, Earth-saving electric bike is having a moment
While electric cars get all the hype, sales of electric bikes have been booming for years. That's a…
Tim Levin
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A new ‘dark’ planet on NASA’s radar might hold the key to what makes or breaks a planet
But, it has one critical flaw — no atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere supports life — but not…
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2022 was the year the Overconfidence Man fell back to earth
Elon Musk, the platonic ideal of the peculiar self-aggrandizing, self-parodying personality type th…
Maureen Tkacik
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Astronomers are urging NASA to build a huge space telescope to see Earth-like worlds outside our solar system
NASA is just about to launch a groundbreaking space telescope. But a once-a-decade report asks the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Raindrops on other planets could be key in search for life beyond the solar system
Finding another planet that can support human life is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But …
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Two dozen superhabitable planets identified — some older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth
Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions mor…
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NASA has collected its first Mars sample. But it needs $4 billion, 10 years, and new technology to bring the rock to Earth.
The Perseverance rover kicked off its search for signs of ancient microbial Mars life. But to compl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A Millennium Falcon-shaped comet heading toward Earth is so bright you'll able to see it with your naked eye, say astronomers
The comet, known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, abruptly brightened 100-fold on July 20 as plumes of deb…
Ellie Zolfagharifard
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An ancient super-Earth offers an unexpected clue that life in our galaxy could be older than scientists thought
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What the James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries on another planet mean and don't mean — for the search for alien life
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed that exoplanet K2-18 b may be an ocean world, and there'…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk is confident that humanity will reach Mars in our lifetime
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is optimistic and has expressed confidence that "humanity will reach Mar…
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The James Webb Space Telescope found a molecular building block of life hiding in the Orion Nebula
New images from the Webb Telescope revealed methyl cation, or CH3+ molecule, in a young star system…
Natalie Musumeci,Morgan McFal…
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The fascinating story behind 'Earthrise' — the most famous picture of Earth ever taken — which turns 54 today
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders photographed "Earthrise" on Decemb…
Dina Spector,Kelsey Vlamis
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Up to 1.7 billion T. rex dinosaurs lived on Earth, a new study found. But scientists aren't sure where all the bones went.
Scientists have uncovered fewer than 100 T. rex fossils, which begs the question: If 1.7 billion li…
Erin Heger
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Why 'TWD: World Beyond' is working on finding an answer to end the zombie apocalypse
"TWDWB" showrunner Matt Negrete talks to Insider about the reveal on episode two and why someone is…
Kirsten Acuna
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For 100 year old men in Italy and Costa Rica the key to a long life is quiet quitting — and always making time for happy hour
In the mountains of Sardinia, men manage stress by prioritizing happy hour, getting up early, and e…
Hilary Brueck
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For many Native Americans, hair tells a life story
From long hair to three-strand brands, the ways in which Indigenous people wear their hair is a ref…
Brianna Holt
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Beyond soccer, here are some of the political causes, leaders, and movements Diego Maradona supported in his life
Maradona developed deep friendships with socialist leaders in Latin America, demonized the Catholic…
Azmi Haroun
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Images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope remind us, yet again, how improbable it is that we're alone in the universe
Webb's first deep field image is a reminder that the universe is full of galaxies with diverse worl…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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The hardest part of discovering alien life may be announcing it. Here's how NASA might break the news.
Mystery flying objects, UFOs or "UAPs," probably aren't aliens. But if extraterrestrial life is rea…