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ScienceAn engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
- NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston.
- Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation.
Jenny McGrath
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Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on to…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees
Microbes living in tree bark are absorbing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere on…
Catherine Boudreau
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13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe
The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D. C…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Udta Machhli: Cocaine-infused sharks have been found infesting Rio’s waters in Brazil!
Scientists have found sharks high on cocaine off the coast of Rio! What's next for these party anim…
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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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Video showed a humpback whale smashing into and capsizing a boat. Biologists say the whale was likely just feeding.
A humpback whale that was captured on video crashing into a boat off New Hampshire may have been fi…
Kelsey Vlamis,Jessica Orwig
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A storm chaser on what 'Twisters' gets right and wrong
Jen Walton has been a storm chaser since 2018. She likes a lot about the new "Twisters" movie but s…
Jenny McGrath
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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day
Ultra-athlete Ross Edgley needs a lot of fuel for marathon swims, but tiger sharks have huge appeti…
Jenny McGrath
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Even robots are watching how-to video tutorials online to learn how to perform everyday tasks!
Researchers have developed a new robot training method using online videos to teach complex tasks l…
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A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy
Real estate developer Rob Lauer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a h…
Lauren Edmonds
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The science you need to know before seeing 'Twisters'
You don't need a degree in meteorology to understand "Twisters," but if your tornado science is a l…
Jenny McGrath
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'Twisters' shows how tornado science has changed massively since the first movie nearly 30 years ago
When 'Twister' debuted nearly 30 years ago, it showcased some pretty new science. A lot has changed…
Jenny McGrath
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SpaceX is building a superpowered spaceship to scrap the International Space Station for NASA
NASA wants SpaceX to help end the International Space Station and push it into the ocean. They plan…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jessica…
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Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more
Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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A YouTuber recreated a recipe for 3,800-year-old beer. Here's how you can do it too.
Max Miller of 'Tasting History' brewed a 3,800-year-old Sumerian beer based on a hymn.
Jenny McGrath
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Greenland sharks can live for over 250 years, and scientists think their anti-aging secrets may help humans live longer
Greenland sharks can live up to 400 years old, making them the longest-living fish. Scientists are …
Jenny McGrath
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A James Webb Telescope scientist explains what it's like to create the most beautiful space images of our time
Two years ago, NASA unveiled JWST's first space images. Take a look at how image processors turn ra…
Ellyn Lapointe
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Why meteorologists avoid afternoon and evening flights in the summer
Meteorologist Chris Bianchi was stuck overnight in LaGuardia Airport after he broke his travel book…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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…
Ellyn Lapointe
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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…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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Excavators studying ancient Egyptian tombs discovered that even the ultra-wealthy suffered from disease and malnutrition
A joint mission of the University of Milan and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA astronauts describe flight aboard Boeing's glitching, leaking Starliner spaceship
Boeing's Starliner got two NASA astronauts to the space station despite failures. Now they're waiti…