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Bloodsucking bats have one thing in common with humans
These blood-sucking creatures get by with a little help from their friends.
Scientists identify two galaxies that could be home to hyper-advanced alien life
Two of the galaxies they searched in had some unusual activity.
La Palma volcanic eruption and more: Understand the world through 8 images
Why do dogs wag their tails? It’s not just because they’re excited
This common behavior reveals fascinating details about your dog's state of mind.
How falling seeds inspired the world's smallest flying robot
The most epic sci-fi apocalypse movie on HBO Max reveals a real-world threat
This science-fiction classic made history when it debuted in 2004.
Why American environmentalism gets it wrong
Why it’s so marginal to so many.
Climate crisis: 5 difficult changes the NFL needs to make ASAP
The impacts of climate change have undeniably worsened in recent years, converging in a cluster of disasters each summer and fall — also known as prime football time.
Are hot dogs bad for you? The truth behind the controversial report
A study looked at over 5,000 foods to determine how they might positively or negatively impact health and the environment. The news isn't good for hot dogs.
After 10,000 years of extinction, this is when woolly mammoths will walk the Earth again
A new biotechnology company, Colossal, wants to bring back the mammoth in just six years. But moving this quickly could have more consequences than benefits.
Leaf-inspired material could solve a major drinking water problem
Scientists find inspiration in an unlikely place.
4 ways the climate crisis is causing animals to ‘shapeshift’
Scientists explain the bizarre ways animal bodies adapt to a warming world.
Buy or die: 27 prepper items you need to survive the apocalypse
It’s easier than ever to prep. You don’t need a membership to a warehouse store to buy a pallet’s worth of canned beans. You need only Amazon Prime.
These 5 resilient cities can teach us how to survive the climate crisis
These cities can teach other urban spaces how to move forward.
To avoid catastrophe, this shocking amount of fossil fuels must stay in the ground
Scientists stress 60 percent of oil and fossil methane gas and 90 percent of coal must stay in the ground to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5 °C.
Why this type of bike has an unfair reputation
Electronic bikes are better than their reputation among mountain bikers might suggest.
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SpaceX Starship: This new hurdle stands between Musk and his Mars City
SpaceX's under-development rocket is designed to take humans to Mars. When it will do so is another question.
Scientists identify two galaxies that could be home to hyper-advanced alien life
Two of the galaxies they searched in had some unusual activity.
La Palma volcanic eruption and more: Understand the world through 8 images
Another Planet 9? Earth's twin may be hiding in the outer Solar System
A recent review paper looks at our early Solar System and finds a now-missing sibling.
Bloodsucking bats have one thing in common with humans
These blood-sucking creatures get by with a little help from their friends.
4 ways the climate crisis is causing animals to ‘shapeshift’
Scientists explain the bizarre ways animal bodies adapt to a warming world.
These 5 resilient cities can teach us how to survive the climate crisis
These cities can teach other urban spaces how to move forward.
To avoid catastrophe, this shocking amount of fossil fuels must stay in the ground
Scientists stress 60 percent of oil and fossil methane gas and 90 percent of coal must stay in the ground to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5 °C.
Why illegal cannabis farms are a lethal threat to wildlife
Scientists reveal the hidden environmental repercussions of illegal cannabis farms.
Hurricane Ida and climate change: Scientists explain the deadly connection
Plus four things cities must do to prepare for future superstorms.
These 12 places could be the key to saving the planet — study
To save the planet, we need to think more strategically, experts say.
UN climate report: 3 big findings you need to know ASAP
There’s no use sugarcoating it: the report’s findings are urgently dire.
This tree could be key to saving the Earth — if we can regrow it right
They’re sponges for greenhouse gases — but replanting after disaster has been difficult.
This type of cannabis can suck "forever chemicals" out of the ground
How the Micmac nation, scientists, and activists teamed up to eradicate PFAS.
Amazon rainforest: The 2 actions that could reverse a terrible, growing trend
How the world's "lungs" became a massive polluter.
Scientists discover the ancient birthplace of marijuana
The origin story of cannabis is wilder than you think.
Ancient peoples
Ancient men and women in Italy had one key difference in their diets — study
About 1,942 years ago, before it all went to hell, one dietary difference explained a lot about the roles of men and women.
Scientists role play as Neanderthals to discover a dietary secret
Spanish researchers have recreated Neanderthal hunting techniques to better understand how they hunted prey at night and what impact it had on their diets.
Look: Ancient tools reveal how early humans made clothes
That fur cape is so last season.
Look: Early humans passed through this part of the world over 400,000 years
Our ancient ancestors took advantage of a fluctuating climate to get to Asia and Europe.
SpaceX Starship: This new hurdle stands between Musk and his Mars City
SpaceX's under-development rocket is designed to take humans to Mars. When it will do so is another question.
Scientists identify two galaxies that could be home to hyper-advanced alien life
Two of the galaxies they searched in had some unusual activity.
La Palma volcanic eruption and more: Understand the world through 8 images
Crew Dragon: Former project lead reveals stark differences between SpaceX and NASA
Astronaut Garrett Reisman, who helped develop SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, also has experience of working with NASA.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew rekindles a centuries-old artistic debate
Expedition artists were important cultural figures in the golden age of exploration. Do we need to bring them back to document the final frontier?
Inspiration4: Incredible video shows landmark moment on SpaceX Crew Dragon
SpaceX's human-carrying capsule packs a fascinating new feature, and the Inspiration4 crew took it for a spin.
A strange void found in space could solve an enduring mystery
This void spans across nearly 500 light years.
VIPER: Why the Moon rover’s mission is vital for future space exploration
NASA has selected the landing site for its VIPER rover.
Was Mars ever habitable? A new study sheds light on the planet's past
Despite ongoing efforts to find ancient life on Mars, Martian meteorites tell a different story.
Terraform Mars: After Inspiration4, Elon Musk hints at his long-term goal
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reiterated his support for terraforming Mars, as part of his long-term goal to make humanity into a multi-planetary species.
Inspiration4: History’s first all-civilian space mission in 20 images
SpaceX: After Inspiration4, Elon Musk hints at Starlink upgrade for Dragon
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission has returned to Earth, and Elon Musk has ideas for how to improve the capsule for next time.
Animals
Bloodsucking bats have one thing in common with humans
These blood-sucking creatures get by with a little help from their friends.
Why do dogs wag their tails? It’s not just because they’re excited
This common behavior reveals fascinating details about your dog's state of mind.
Scientists role play as Neanderthals to discover a dietary secret
Spanish researchers have recreated Neanderthal hunting techniques to better understand how they hunted prey at night and what impact it had on their diets.
The real reason people won't let their cats outside
If cats are your children, they’re indoor kids.
Bloodsucking bats have one thing in common with humans
These blood-sucking creatures get by with a little help from their friends.
Scientists identify two galaxies that could be home to hyper-advanced alien life
Two of the galaxies they searched in had some unusual activity.
La Palma volcanic eruption and more: Understand the world through 8 images
Why do dogs wag their tails? It’s not just because they’re excited
This common behavior reveals fascinating details about your dog's state of mind.
Another Planet 9? Earth's twin may be hiding in the outer Solar System
A recent review paper looks at our early Solar System and finds a now-missing sibling.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew rekindles a centuries-old artistic debate
Expedition artists were important cultural figures in the golden age of exploration. Do we need to bring them back to document the final frontier?
A strange void found in space could solve an enduring mystery
This void spans across nearly 500 light years.
VIPER: Why the Moon rover’s mission is vital for future space exploration
NASA has selected the landing site for its VIPER rover.
Was Mars ever habitable? A new study sheds light on the planet's past
Despite ongoing efforts to find ancient life on Mars, Martian meteorites tell a different story.
Inspiration4: History’s first all-civilian space mission in 20 images
Congress quietly wants to create a new UFO office
Two bills in Congress could expand the UAP task force, or set up a permanent office to study sightings of these unknown objects.
Human space travel owes everything to one forgotten creature
The Aerobee-19 rocket launch proved it was possible to send animals to space and bring them back alive.
