On August 19 Hurricane Erin is crawling past the Bahamas as a strong Category 2 storm and is due to head toward the Carolinas and then veer northeast over the open Atlantic Ocean. Although the storm’s eye may never come within 300 miles of the…
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Corn gets gassy when it feels too crowded
Corn really likes its space–so much so that it has a unique way of letting…
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Scientists find tiny new moon around Uranus with the James Webb Space Telescope (photos, video)
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a newfound moon orbiting icy Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun.
The moon, known as S/2025 U1, is just 6 miles (10 kilometers) or so in diameter, which made it invisible to…
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Keratin extracted from sheep’s wool repairs teeth in breakthrough
Dental treatments from sheep’s wool and other hair could be used to coat teeth to repair enamel and prevent tooth decay, according to a new study.
After extracting keratin — a protein found in hair, skin and fingernails — from wool and…
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A rare Black Moon rises with the sun on Aug. 23: Here’s what to expect
On Aug. 23, the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon.
While you won’t actually see anything unusual (in fact, you won’t see the moon at all), this event is still exciting because of its rarity.
At 2:06 a.m. EDT…
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4634-4635: A Waiting Game
Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS Team Member, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Earth Planning Date: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025
The downlink data from our weekend activities arrived on Earth as we started planning…
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Dire wolf skull could fetch over $30,000 at auction
Hot off of a whopping Martian meteorite auction earlier this summer, a dire…
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Michigan DOT Pauses Work on Detroit’s $500M Freeway Corridor Makeover
Rising costs—now estimated at topping $500 million—and local opposition to the planned design have led the Michigan Dept. of Transportation to pause a project to convert Detroit’s downtown I-375 freeway into a grade-level boulevard.
Last…
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NASA’s Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus
NEW YORK — The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.
The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just six miles (10 kilometers) wide. It was spotted by the telescope’s near-infrared…
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Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs
- An initiative called the Super Reefs program is setting out to identify the corals in Belize’s waters that have the highest chance of surviving warming waters amid climate change.
- Researchers with the program have…
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