Space Force considers shifting to upgraded legacy ground system
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High-rise living: How weaver ants build leaf nests using living 'zippers' and 'weights'
The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, inside hollow spheres they construct from tree…
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Who controls Mexico’s Yaqui River?
Water has shaped the identity, livelihoods and governance of the Yaqui Indigenous people in northern Mexico for centuries. Today, the Yaqui River faces mounting pressure as drought intensifies, pollution persists and water is increasingly…
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New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant is spreading in the U.S.—here’s what to know
March 30, 2026
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New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant is spreading in the U.S.—here’s what to know
Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels, but experts are…
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Voyager awarded contract with Icarus Robotics
Mission management as a service to enable next-gen robotics demonstration in LEO
DENVER, March 30, 2026 – Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG) announced a new mission management contract with Icarus Robotics to test their free-flying…
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Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch
The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive.
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Preliminary results suggest high lead levels can be found in discount children’s clothing | News
The fabric in some ‘fast fashion’ discount clothing contains levels of lead that surpass safe limits set by the US government, according to preliminary research by chemists at Marian University in Indiana, US. The team, led by…
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Scientists Just Upended a 300-Year-Old Law of Physics
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Today, scientists don’t discover “laws” but instead perfect theories, always aware that…
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Outer space conditions hamper sperm's ability to navigate toward an egg – Reuters
- Outer space conditions hamper sperm’s ability to navigate toward an egg Reuters
- Simulated microgravity alters sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals Nature
- Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study…
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More women are having babies later in life. How to improve your chance of a healthy pregnancy
Dr. Jacquelyn Means knew that being pregnant in her late 30s would be challenging.
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