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Kazakhstan planted 37,000 seedlings and cuttings in South Balkhash last year to prepare for the return of its tigers, which disappeared more than 70 years ago.
Skywatchers across the United States will have the opportunity to see the only total lunar eclipse of 2026 in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3.
There is a tiny cyclops among your oldest ancestors, and humans share these remarkable ancestral roots with all other vertebrates. Researchers from Lund University and University of Sussex have found that all vertebrates evolved from a distant ancestor that h…
NASA’s Mike Fincke has publicly identified himself as the astronaut who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station.
It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."
For years, scientists believed they understood the shape of the protective bubble surrounding us. But a recent discovery has revealed something entirely different.
In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight : Six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released [day of week] will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the plan
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke said he was the crew member whose medical issue required a group of space station fliers to return to Earth earlier than planned last month.
Scientists have observed "coronae" on treetops for the first time, confirming the phenomenon occurs in the wild.
A skeleton of the alvarezsauroid Alnashetri cerropoliciensis—representing a highly complete alvarezsauroid skeleton from South America—provides evidence on the evolution of the peculiar anatomy and miniaturization within this unusual theropod dinosaur cl…
Harvard engineers think they've found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it's due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.
Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA’s BioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients in space and on demand. The on-demand nature of this e
Astronomers just spotted a black hole snacking on a star, here’s what it could mean for the universe!
A massive new super-Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a distant star, challenging our understanding of planetary systems far beyond our own.
Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.
Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring
A groundbreaking 190-million-year-old ichthyosaur skeleton has just been uncovered, what surprising secrets are hidden within this ancient relic?
A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after the Big Bang.
A study of more than 6,500 mothers found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy significantly lowered the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous blood-pressure disorder.
As we age, neuron production declines in the human brain, but scientists just identified the protein key to regenerating neural stem cells.
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One of the more promising 3D printing technologies that hasn’t quite yet had its spotlight is volumetric 3D printing. Researchers from the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, have develop...
The total phase of the eclipse will been seen all over the world at different times.