The huge fires that burn down millions of hectares of forest in North America every year have an impact on the other side of the Atlantic. Plumes of smoke and various other pollutants have been detected in the skies over France and…
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Black Blob Dangling From Fig Tree Is Actually A Wild Animal In Need
Near a walking track in Brisbane, Australia, a group of fig trees can be found sprouting from the soil, their thick, spindly roots and long branches providing shelter for plenty of wild animals who call the area home. Recently, a walker passed by…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on 550th Falcon 9 mission – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the Starlink 11-5 mission on Oct. 22, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Oct. 22, 11:30 a.m. EDT (1533 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of…
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Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth
ATLANTA — Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.
The newly discovered celestial object, named…
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Science history: Scientists use ‘click chemistry’ to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007
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Milestone: Scientists develop a chemical recipe for watching molecules in living creatures
Date: Oct. 23, 2007
Where: The University of California, Berkeley and other labs
Who: A team of scientists led by Carolyn Bertozzi
In 2007,…
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Space Is Raining Junk, and It’s Getting Worse
A huge hunk of burning metal appeared in the Australian desert this past weekend, discovered by mine workers in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. Yesterday, the Australian Space Agency confirmed that the smoking wreckage smashed…
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When the universe gives you lemons: How to view ‘best comet of 2025’
SALT LAKE CITY — With October’s Harvest Moon having passed us by, and November’s Beaver Moon still a couple of weeks away, two new comets are peaking through the evening sky, giving stargazers something interesting to view this month.
Comet…
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Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem
A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo.
Larisa R. G. DeSantis
Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging from a branch….
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We still don’t know how “hot” the hot Big Bang was
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Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’
Space Safety 22/10/2025
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27 likesThe congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in…
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