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Phil McAlister, who directed NASA’s Commercial Space Division from 2005 to 2024, which included this commercial space station program, said the changes give NASA and the companies a chance for success, given that the agency’s budget will be…

The imprint of a human-like figure on the Shroud of Turin may have come from a shallow…

A colossal stick insect found living in the highland rainforest of northeastern Australia could be the chonkiest (read: heaviest) bug the continent has to offer.

Acrophylla alta, as the species has been named, weighs up to 44 grams (1.6…

The Wallacean Islands were a popular place for our ancient ancestors. And as it turns out, our ancient ancestors reached some of these islands, which extend between Asia and Australia, remarkably early on.

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A genetic mystery in white sharks (formerly great white sharks) has stumped scientists for over 20 years. Between three major populations of the sharks, differences in mitochondrial DNA have raised eyebrows. While migration patterns initially…

Regeneration is in the eye of the golden apple snail — literally. A study in the journal Nature Communications looks at the golden apple snail’s regenerative properties, specifically in its eyes. Like humans, these snails have camera-type…

A marine epidemic that has killed over 20 different species of sea stars from Alaska to Mexico — the largest ever documented — has been happening over the past decade. Scientists have long sought the culprit and have finally identified it,…

It’s two o’clock in the morning and you find yourself awake, thinking about…

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune…