Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears’ attention
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It’s harder to get home insurance. That’s changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That’s forcing families across
Goddard Space Center staff say they’re ‘constantly being attacked’ by the White House
The Goddard Space Center is one NASA’s crown jewels of science. But in recent months, staff say they’ve been in the White House’s crosshairs, subjected
Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely won’t erupt before mid-to-late 2026
Researchers thought that Axial Seamount might erupt in 2025, but recent data suggest the underwater volcano could take a bit longer to blow its top.
Scientists detect monster blast from nearby star powerful enough to rip the atmosphere off a planet
In a small blow to the search for extraterrestrial life, a nearby star shot out a strong enough coronal mass ejection to strip away the
‘Stranded’ astronauts aboard Chinese space station are preparing to come home — but no date has been announced
Three astronauts remain stuck on China’s Tiangong space station after errant debris struck their return capsule last week. But their return vessel has already arrived
AI eavesdropped on whale chatter. It may have helped find something new
Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.
This fly’s flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here’s what to know
After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.
Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s
New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities
In the mid-19th century, the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau — who had been designing and conducting scientific experiments since he was a child — submerged
Exotic ‘time crystals’ could be used as memory in quantum computers, promising research finds
Experiments show that a time crystal based on magnons can interact with mechanical waves without being destroyed.
James Webb telescope may have found the universe’s first generation of stars
The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe’s first generation of stars. They may tell us more about how galaxies
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman’s homemade juice led to life-threatening ‘toxic squash syndrome’
In the first reported case of its kind in Canada, a woman fell violently ill after consuming the juice of a bitter gourd.
Alasdair Harris: How Can Coastal Conservation Save Marine Life And Fishing Practices?
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