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Dorian becomes a Category 5 hurricane

Dorian becomes a Category 5 hurricane

The storm bearing down on the U.S. coastline has strengthened further. Meteorolo...

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From 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

From 1979: Oil refinery vs. bald eagle

In Cobscook Bay, Maine, the Pittston Company's plans to build an oil refinery, w...

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By The Numbers: The moon

By The Numbers: The moon

Some facts about Earth's closest celestial neighbor from Jane Pauley.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the next giant leap for mankind

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the next giant leap for mankind

As the founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX, a private company that makes ro...

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To the Moon! Apollo 11's great adventure

To the Moon! Apollo 11's great adventure

Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, recounts the human landmark of...

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Preview: Mission to Mars

Preview: Mission to Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which launches for the Red Planet next summer, will fe...

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Almanac: Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey

Almanac: Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey

On June 23, 1894 Alfred C. Kinsey, the biologist and professor who founded the K...

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Mars beckons

Mars beckons

Mankind has never been closer to setting foot on Mars. NASA is completing constr...

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Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says

Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevale...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus ...

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National Science Foundation terminates research grants amid pressure from Trump administration

National Science Foundation terminates research grants ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has terminated thousands of research grant...

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What is the Air Quality Index?

What is the Air Quality Index?

If you're seeing a thick haze outside your window, it's likely air pollution. He...

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NOAA reveals 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast

NOAA reveals 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast

With the 2025 hurricane season starting June 1, NOAA forecasters announced their...

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World's first successful tailor-made gene therapy saves baby born with rare disorder

World's first successful tailor-made gene therapy saves...

Baby KJ Muldoon was born with a rare genetic condition that is often fatal, but ...

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Richard Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, dies at 97

Richard Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, ...

Garwin advised several presidents published more than 500 papers and was granted...

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Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg from its neck

Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg from its neck

The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were o...

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Can climate change really create zombie fungi, like in "The Last of Us"?

Can climate change really create zombie fungi, like in ...

As the HBO series "The Last of Us"​ returns, fans wonder: How much of the chilli...

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