Science
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In a Blue Origin Rocket, William Shatner Finally Goes to Space
NEAR VAN HORN, TEXAS — William Shatner, the actor best known as the heroic Captain James T. Kirk in “Star…
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Astronomers Found a Planet That Survived Its Star’s Death
When our sun enters its death throes in about five billion years, it will incinerate our planet and then dramatically…
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Did a Meteor Explode Over New Hampshire? That May Explain the Boom.
The theories lit up the internet: An earthquake must have caused a prolonged boom that shook homes on Sunday morning…
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After 2 Years, a Tire Is Removed From an Elk’s Neck in Colorado
On Saturday night, Patrick Hemstreet was in his home office in Pine, Colo., checking his email when his wife called…
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When You Go to the Loo, a Bat Might Go Boo
Imagine you are at a research camp in the Tanzanian grasslands and you need to relieve yourself. You walk to…
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This Chemist’s Pandemic Hobby? Firing Medieval Cannonballs.
In the early days of the pandemic, Dawn E. Riegner, a chemist at an elite college, found that she had…
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How Maori Arrival in New Zealand Was Frozen in Antarctic Ice
When it comes to records of human history, don’t overlook Earth’s only uninhabited continent. Researchers recently found soot preserved in…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists for Creating a Tool to Build Molecules
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for their development of…
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Live Updates: A Russian Film Crew Has Arrived at the Space Station.
The first dog in space. The first man and woman. Now Russia is about to clinch another spaceflight first before…
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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Study of Humanity’s Role in Changing Climate
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on Tuesday to three scientists whose work “laid the foundation of our knowledge…