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Could man's best friend be an environmental foe?

Even good boys and girls can disrupt wildlife in ways you never expected.

This Is How Autocrats Quietly Take Over and What You Can Do About It

We can't rely on just the courts. Reversing political backsliding needs the people's voices.

Researchers Turn 'Moon Dust' Into Solar Panels That Could Power Future Space Cities

"Moonglass" could one day keep the lights on.

Sharks Aren’t Silent After All. This One Clicks Like a Castanet

This is the first evidence of sound production in a shark.

Astronomers Just Found Oxygen in a Galaxy Born Only 300 Million Years After the Big Bang

The JWST once again proves it might have been worth the money.

New NASA satellite mapped the oceans like never before

We know more about our Moon and Mars than the bottom of our oceans.

For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Directly Detected Carbon Dioxide on Distant Planets

The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.

Astronomers Find Four Sub-Earth Planets Just Six Light-Years Away

Four new planets were discovered around the second-closest star to the Sun.

Megalodon Wasn’t a Fat Great White—It Was a Sleek Lean Killing Machine

Looks like the movies got it wrong; who would have guessed?

Earth's Oldest Meteorite Crater Dating Back 3.47 Billion Years Found in Australia’s outback

The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

The International Space Station Might Be "Too Clean" for Astronauts' Own Good

Adding more diverse microbes could boost astronaut health.

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Nears Historic First Flight as Europe’s First Privately Funded Rocket

If successful, Europe could begin weaning themselves from United States reliance.

NASA astronomers find the fastest exoplanet system at 1.2 million miles per hour

The blistering system could be traveling at just under the Milky Way's escape velocity.

Did astronomers find the most volcanic planet in the universe?

Sulfur dioxide might explain the planet's fiery surface.

Bullseye! Astronomers discover a giant galaxy with nine rings

This galaxy has the most rings we've ever seen.

Early cosmic explosions may have filled the young universe with water

Young supernovas could have spread water out into the cosmos, causing planet formations earlier than originally thought.

New research suggests more supermassive black holes than we ever knew

Most picture the night sky as an endless sea of twinkling stars. But if your eyes could see the universe in X-rays, you’d spot thousands upon thousands of bright points representing giant black holes feeding on gas and dust. A new multi-organizational study published in the Astrophysical Journal suggests we may have missed nearly half […]

Could time travel actually be possible? One researcher thinks so

No word yet if 88 miles per hour is the magic number.

James Webb Telescope Uses Cosmic "Magnifying glass" to Detect Stars 6.5 Billion Light-Years Away

The research group observed a galaxy nearly 6.5 billion light-years from Earth; when the universe was half its current age.

Pluto and its Moon Charon Formed Through a Cosmic "Kiss and Capture"

Until now, the thinking was that Pluto and Charon formed like Earth and our Moon. New research has flipped that script.

How Hot is the Moon? A New NASA Mission is About to Find Out

Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.

A Huge, Lazy Black Hole Is Redefining the Early Universe

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a massive, dormant black hole from just 800 million years after the Big Bang.

Should we treat Mars as a space archaeology museum? This researcher believes so

Mars isn’t just a cold, barren rock. Anthropologists argue that the tracks of rovers and broken probes are archaeological treasures.

This Supermassive Black Hole Shot Out a Jet of Energy Unlike Anything We've Seen Before

A gamma-ray flare from a black hole 6.5 billion times the Sun’s mass leaves scientists stunned.

Superflares on Sun-Like Stars Are Much More Common Than We Thought

Sun-like stars release massive quantities of radiation into space more often than previously believed.

Astronomers Just Found Stars That Mimic Pulsars -- And This May Explain Mysterious Radio Pulses in Space

A white dwarf/M dwarf binary could be the secret.

Not a twin planet: Venus was never habitable, says new study

A new study sheds some additional light on the hellscape that is Venus.

Killer whales target whale sharks in rarely seen hunting strategy

Orcas have been observed launching synchronized attacks hunting whale sharks for the first time.

Faraway Galaxy Crashing at 2 Million Miles Per Hour Creates Epic Shock Wave

The powerful shockwave caused by the galactic collision is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter."

Space Travel Slows Thinking Speed. But Astronauts Can Still Complete Tasks Accurately, Says New NASA Study

NASA's research could provide useful information as humans venture farther out into space.

DESI’s New Findings Confirm Einstein's Gravity Works Over Billions of Light-Years

That Einstein guy really was smart.

Study Finds 8 in 10 Veterans Would Use Psychedelics for Mental Health Support

Veterans' responses highlight the need for alternative therapies for mental health healing.

Voyager 1 forced to turn to vintage transmitter to call home from 15 billion miles away

Back-up plans can be timeless.

Astronomers uncover first-ever black hole triple system with a hidden distant star

Scientists can find new things even in the most well-studied black holes.

Astronomers spot "inside-out" star formation in ancient galaxy from dawn of Big Bang

Galaxies grow up so quickly don't they?

Most distant rotating galaxy ever found is baffling similar to Milky Way

Young galaxies such as this should have been "small and messy looking."

Possible First-Ever Sighting of a Great White Shark Birth Stuns Researchers

The finding could provide unprecedented insights into the great white's birthing practices.

Juice spacecraft detects life's building blocks on Earth, prepares to do the same for Jupiter's icy Moons

The ESA's probe found life on Earth. No comment on its intelligence.

Colossal Asteroid, 20 Times the Size of Dinosaur-Killer, Struck Solar System's Largest Moon 4 Billion Years Ago

The collision shows just how wild the Solar System can be.

Zapping coastlines with electricity could protect them — it's just crazy enough to work

Two common ingredients could be the solution to a major environmental issue.

The great escape: A celestial object is fleeing the Milky Way at record speed

The newly discovered object sure wants to get out of the galaxy quickly.

Mars may have a lot of water in its crust. It's just too deep to use

Mars may have oceans' worth of water — but it's more than 10 km under the surface.

Yes, the Moon does have a (ghostly thin) atmosphere -- and it was made possible by meteorite impacts

Meteorites keep the Moon's fragile atmosphere alive.

Inside the Plan to Freeze and Store Cells From Endangered Species on the Moon As a Lifeboat Against Extinction

Could the Moon be the secret to protecting endangered animals?

Not the Onion: Scientists find Brazilian sharks on cocaine

Researchers have found cocaine in some Pacific sharpnose sharks.

Most Drugs Meant for Astronauts Expire Before Trip to Mars Ends, Scientists Say

Could pharmaceutical shelf lives be a setback for a trip to the Red Planet?

11 Extraordinary Sharks That Live in Deep Sea Waters

Forget open water sharks. Some of the most interesting sharks on Earth live near the ocean's floor.

Pompeii’s Double Tragedy: Earthquakes Struck Alongside Volcanic Inferno

Skeletons of people trapped and killed in buildings by earthquakes during the Vesuvius eruption could reveal a better picture of this ancient destruction.

Food in space tastes really bad. Scientists use virtual reality simulation to find out why

VR is more than just video games.

6 Adorable Sharks That Are Actually More Cute Than Scary

These are some sharks that won't force you to get a bigger boat.

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