A two-decade study into the gradual disappearance of Great white sharks from False Bay in South Africa has gone to new lengths to underscore the crucial role that apex predators…
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Ask Ethan: Why are maps of the cosmos always oval-shaped?
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Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly
A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says.
When first discovered, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032…
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Watch SpaceX’s history-making Fram2 astronaut mission return to Earth today
SpaceX’s Fram2, the first crewed mission ever to orbit our planet over the poles, will return to Earth today (April 4), and you can watch the action live.
Fram2’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Resilience, is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific…
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Rocket Report: Next Starship flight to reuse booster; FAA clears New Glenn
PLD Space signs launch agreement with D-Orbit. The Spanish launch company, PLD Space, announced an agreement this week with an Italy-based space transportation company, D-Orbit. As part of the agreement, D-Orbit’s ION…
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The unique genetic change that turned horses into athletic powerhouses : NPR
Horses are exceptional athletes, able to push their large bodies farther and faster than many other animals.
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft back from space, and India wants the Moon
The American astronauts who were delayed in space for several long months have safely returned to Earth on March 18. Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, along with their crewmates Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, splashed down…
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Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Unveiling Mysterious Tentacled Creatures Beneath
As the Washington Post reports, researchers aboard the vessel Falkor (too) found an unexpected marine ecosystem beneath a 19-mile iceberg that broke off from Antarctica’s George VI Ice Shelf earlier this year.
This ice shelf, located on…
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Uncovered Plesiosaur Fossil Suggests Multiple Types of Long-Necked Reptiles Prowled Oceans 180 Million Years Ago
A skeleton of Plesiopterys wildi, recently found in Germany – credit SWNS. The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the…
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Discovery of Dinosaur Tracks at Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Refuge Reveals Ancient Prehistoric Life in the Scottish Highlands
In a remarkable discovery, dinosaur tracks have been uncovered at Prince Charles’s Point on the Isle of Skye, where Bonnie Prince Charlie famously sought refuge after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Published in PLoS ONE, this…
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