Science
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How the Webb Telescope Expanded My Universe
I have a confession to make: I underestimated the James Webb Space Telescope. For years, as NASA struggled to build…
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Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them
Charlie Chasen and Michael Malone met in Atlanta in 1997, when Mr. Malone served as a guest singer in Mr.…
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Do You Believe Scientists, or Your Dog’s Crying Eyes?
If you’ve felt your eyes welling up when your dog greets you with licking and tail-wagging after a long day…
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The Juicy Secrets of Stars That Eat Their Planets
The sun has nourished life on Earth, but it will not be so hospitable forever. Five billion years into the…
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Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique
A team of scientists has found a cheap, effective way to destroy so-called forever chemicals, a group of compounds that…
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NASA’s Moon Rocket Heads Back to the Launchpad
NASA’s big moon rocket is rolling out to the launching pad for the third time — and it actually is…
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Death Valley’s Invasive Donkeys Have Become Cat Food
Early on a June morning in Death Valley National Park, a wild donkey brought her foal to one of the…
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Shark or Orca: Which Should You Fear More?
In the wild, is a human more likely to survive an encounter with an orca or a great white shark?…
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When It Comes to Lightning, Don’t Pass the Salt
One of nature’s most intense spectacles can be tamed with humble sea salt, the same stuff that graces some dinner…
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Astronomers May Have Found the Galaxy’s Youngest Planet
Over the last 30 years, astronomers have found more than 5,000 exoplanets, an eclectic menagerie of worlds far from our…