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August 13, 2024 4:00 AM

Mars and Jupiter pair up this week in a celestial dance unseen from Earth in years

The encounter is an out-of-this-world example of right place, right time — as Mars zips past Jupiter, Earth will be in the perfect spot to see the two planets look as if they are within arm's reach.

by Juliana Kim

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August 11, 2024 6:08 AM

The world's largest iceberg is stuck twirling in an ocean vortex

Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January, completing one full rotation every 24 days or so.

by Juliana Kim

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August 10, 2024 10:06 AM

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033

Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They'll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver of moon could fit between them.

by The Associated Press

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August 8, 2024 4:00 AM

The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. Here's how to watch

The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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July 31, 2024 4:00 AM

Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are looking to rename them

An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.

by Ari Daniel

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July 29, 2024 4:00 AM

A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s

Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking.

by Jon Hamilton

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July 28, 2024 5:00 AM

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2

A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm.

by Kirk Siegler and Juliana Kim

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July 24, 2024 4:05 AM

Scientists may have discovered 'dark oxygen' being created without photosynthesis

It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light.

by Joe Hernandez and Regina G. Barber

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July 23, 2024 5:25 AM

Why many scientists fear a second Trump term

Federal scientists work on everything from agriculture and housing to weather forecasts and electricity generation. Many worry they will face censorship if Trump wins in November.

by Rebecca Hersher

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July 23, 2024 5:00 AM

Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope

NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Science

Mars and Jupiter pair up this week in a celestial dance unseen from Earth in years

The world's largest iceberg is stuck twirling in an ocean vortex

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033

The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. Here's how to watch

Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are looking to rename them

A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2

Scientists may have discovered 'dark oxygen' being created without photosynthesis

Why many scientists fear a second Trump term

Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope

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