Politics
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The Dusty Magnets of the Milky Way
Every new generation of eyes sees a new version of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This Impressionistic swirl of color represents the churning magnetic fields in giant dust clouds near the center of the galaxy. The map, painted in infrared wavelengths ...
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Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
Consumers have grown accustomed to the prospect that their personal data, such as email addresses, social contacts, browsing history and genetic ancestry, are being collected and often resold by the apps and the digital services they use. With the ...
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An 11-Year-Old Girl’s Fossil Find Is the Largest Known Ocean Reptile
When Ruby Reynolds and her father found a fossil on an English beach, they didn’t know it belonged to an 82-foot ichthyosaur that swam during the days of the dinosaurs.
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Comet Pons-Brooks Is Having Its Last Hurrah
Time is running out for you to spot Pons-Brooks, the devil-horned comet that swoops into view once every 71 years. Last visible to people on Earth in the 1950s, the comet is prone to outbursts, or unexpected flares in brightness. “It’s an exceptional ...
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NASA Searching for New Ideas for Its Mars Rocks Return Mission
The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule.
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A Surprising Shadow Was Created by the Total Solar Eclipse
Viewers of last week’s solar eclipse were treated to stunning celestial phenomena up and down the event’s path during totality. But those who watched it from Montreal saw a pair of additional surprises in the half-hour before and after the eclipse ...
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What Makes Tiny ‘Water Bears’ So Tough? They Quickly Fix Broken DNA.
New research finds that microscopic tardigrades are remarkably good at repairing their DNA after a huge blast of radiation.
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No ‘Hippie Ape’: Bonobos Are Often Aggressive, Study Finds
Despite their peaceful reputation, bonobos act aggressively more often than their chimpanzee cousins, a new study found.
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She Dreams of Pink Planets and Alien Dinosaurs
Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, hunts for aliens in space by studying Earth across time.
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Someday, Earth Will Have a Final Total Solar Eclipse
The moon will drift far enough from Earth that it no longer fully obstructs the sun. But predicting when this will happen poses numerous challenges.