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That uranium ore found at a Grand Canyon museum isn’t as scary as it sounds
Since the news broke that three buckets of uranium ore sat in a Grand Canyon museum...
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Japan Just Shot a Fake Asteroid with a Space Bullet … for Science
An Earth copy of the sampling instrument that was loaded onto the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Credit: ©...
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‘Dam good’ video shows how beavers could fight fires
An adorable video that shows how beavers can fight wildfires is making the rounds on Twitter,...
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Israeli spacecraft poised to become first privately funded lander on the Moon
On Thursday evening, SpaceX is scheduled to launch another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, but this...
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This origami-like strip of paper helped diagnose malaria in Uganda
A cheap, origami-like strip of paper accurately detected malaria in 98 percent of cases in a...
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Trump signs new directive calling on Space Force to be part of the Air Force
Today, President Trump signed his fourth space policy directive, this one aimed at creating the infamous...
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Meet DeepSqueak, an algorithm built to decode ultrasonic rat squeaks
Researchers at the University of Washington recently unveiled a remarkable software tool known as DeepSqueak. The...
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Where will the materials for our clean energy future come from?
Something does not come from nothing. That fact can be easily forgotten when it comes to...
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Withings Health Mate review: I walked 500 miles for an app
My attitude toward health and fitness apps has long been one of deep-seated antipathy. I hate...
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Use these tools to help visualize the horror of rising sea levels
By now, everyone knows: the climate is changing, sea levels are rising, and the crises are...
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NASA wants to jump-start development of landers to take humans to the Moon
After more than a year of talk about returning humans to the Moon, NASA is asking...
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Pressure mounts on Facebook and Google to stop anti-vax conspiracy theories
As a measles outbreak continues to spread in Washington state, Facebook is “exploring additional measures” to...
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Newly signed funding bill gives NASA’s budget a significant boost
After enduring the longest government shutdown in history, NASA stands to receive a big boost in...
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Watch a satellite spear space debris with a harpoon
A British satellite in orbit around Earth has successfully tested out a particularly pointed method for...
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Robot squeezes suspected nuclear fuel debris in Fukushima reactor
A robot outfitted with remotely controlled pinchers poked at debris that’s suspected to contain molten nuclear...
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Teen marijuana use is associated with higher likelihood of depression later on
Using marijuana as a teen is associated with a higher chance of experiencing depression as an...
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Watch these sperm wriggle up a model reproductive tract
When it comes to sperm, only the fiercest swimmers can wriggle past the bottlenecks of the...