Vulnerability of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore to a vessel collision was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical or essential bridges when it was struck last year by the disabled container vessel M/V Dali, the…
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NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment
Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth’s far upper atmosphere.
The…
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Interview with herpetologist Santosh Bhattarai
- Researchers in Nepal have discovered three new-to-science species of bent-toed geckos — Cyrtodactylus chitwanensis (Chitwan Bent-toed Gecko), Cyrtodactylus annapurnaensis (Annapurna Bent-toed Gecko), and…
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NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.
NASA selected 45 student essays as semifinalists of its 2024-2025 Power to…
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AI can help save lives with current meds
ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, seemingly kicking off the age of AI. We’ve seen rapid advancements since then, with AI becoming the central focus of every big tech announcement, whether hardware or software.
At the same time,…
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OpenAI has released its first research into how using ChatGPT affects people’s emotional wellbeing
The researchers found some intriguing differences between how men and women respond to using ChatGPT. After using the chatbot for four weeks, female study participants were slightly less likely to socialize with people than their male…
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Clocks change UK 2025: When do they go forward and why?
British Summer Time (BST) is back, which means the clocks are about to spring forward by one hour. But when exactly does the change happen in the UK in 2025 – and what’s the point of shifting the time around twice a year?
When do the clocks…
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Making Ripples – NASA
A dolphin swims through the water in the Launch Complex 39 Area turn basin at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 6, 2007. The turn basin was carved out of the Banana River when NASA Kennedy was built. Dolphins are a frequent sight…
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York
Students from Richmond Hill, New York,will have the chance to connect with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related questions from aboard the…
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Can Predator Bugs Replace Pesticides in the Fight Against Lanternflies?
Spotted lanternflies have wreaked havoc on U.S. agriculture since their arrival in 2014, but Penn State researchers may have found unlikely allies: native insect predators. A new study reveals that stink bugs and mantises can effectively consume…
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