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Promising radio signal isn’t aliens, just human-generated interference
The Breakthrough Listen project detected radio waves that seemed to be the best candidate yet for an alien signal, but…
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The Venus’s Flower Basket’s Weird Fluid Dynamics Explained
Although their exteriors are made from intricately woven glass fibers, Venus’s flower basket sponges are better known for something often…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Will Face ‘29 Days on the Edge’
NASA’s newest space telescope will face 29 “harrowing” days after launch as it makes its way to a deep-space destination…
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Golden mussels are devastating South American rivers. The Amazon may be next
On a stuffy summer day, Maria Cristina Dreher Mansur peers into the brownish water of Lake Guaíba in the southern…
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Earthquakes boost tree growth
Earthquakes can tear down buildings, but they can also build up forests—at least for a little while. New research shows…
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What Dune Should Teach Us about the Beauty of ‘Wastelands’
Movie fans across the world will soon be treated to an epic spectacle: the billowing sands and remorseless sun of…
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Ancient DNA reveals the long-sought homeland of modern horses
About 4200 years ago, a few herders on the western Eurasian steppe got a brand-new mount. They were experienced at…
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How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change
Microplastics—minuscule bits of bottles, bags, synthetic fibers and other plastic waste that have broken up in the environment—are influencing Earth’s…
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First Viking settlement in North America dated to exactly 1000 years ago
The first permanent settlement of Vikings in North America—a seaside outpost in Newfoundland known as L’Anse aux Meadows—has tantalized archaeologists…
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Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy
After numerous setbacks at the turn of the century, gene therapy is treating diseases ranging from neuromuscular disorders to cancer…
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