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China’s Long March 10B rocket successfully launches—and lands—in a global spaceflight milestone

China recovers Long March 10B

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The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China’s Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation’s spaceflight rivalry with the U.S.

Odds of a Super El Niño are rising, and that could have deadly consequences

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This climate system is tied to more powerful typhoons, as well as famine and wildfires

How could loosened radiation exposure rules affect public health?

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A proposed rule change could expose more Americans to higher doses of radiation from nuclear facilities

Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point

Scientists debate de extinction ethics

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Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind of natural world we want to build

Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?

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Other planets have moons, too. Do they get eclipses like we do?

Yesterday

‘Dark’ comets sprouting tails could help solve interstellar mysteries

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A strange class of comet could explain the enigmatic behavior of ‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object—and even shed light on how Earth became habitable

Physicist says splashy new cosmology study made ‘elemental’ mistake

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A recent study in the journal Nature carries cosmos-quaking implications for our understanding of the universe—except a new preprint says that it’s wrong

These absurdly cute mice live at higher altitudes than any other mammal—here’s how they do it

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Living at altitudes with less than half the oxygen at sea level, these mice have adapted to their environment in unique ways

Cases of explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis are rising fast in the U.S.

Cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading nationwide

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Cyclosporiasis case numbers have skyrocketed from several dozen nationwide in June to now more than 1,000 in the state of Michigan alone

Early bird, night owl or something else? Five patterns may define how we sleep

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New research identifies five distinct sleep subtypes, revealing links between brain patterns, behavior and health

Jul 8, 2026

International timekeepers to vote on changing the leap second to a leap hour

No leap second 2026

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To align Coordinated Universal Time with Earth’s rotation, a second occasionally gets added to the year. That may change in 2027

Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor

Seafloor spreading witnessed with lava

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A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

Can we geoengineer ourselves out of an El Niño year?

Geoengineering could weaken El Niño

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A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, but major technical and ethical questions remain

RFK, Jr. is turning his attention to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent group that offers guidance on what health screenings and medications health insurance should cover

Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in Tasmania

Neil the Seal causes chaos

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This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior

Einstein’s greatest theory triumphs again in landmark frame-dragging measurement

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A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”

Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

Satellites can detect space nukes

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For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and increasing geopolitical tension has scientists worried the moratorium could fail

Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

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As rainfall intensifies with climate change, waste flushed out to sea could attract more sharks, putting beachgoers at risk

Jul 7, 2026

Why are the steel beams inside a Manhattan skyscraper buckling? Experts explain

NYC high rise buckling beams

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Steel support columns in the Midtown building, which is being converted from offices into apartments, may have been overloaded, experts say

How math helped the Allies win World War II

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During World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the decisive move against Nazi Germany

Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science says

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The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universe

Euclid discovers oldest quasars

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Probing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it

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The Big Apple’s biannual sunset display is as iconic as it is captivating. Here’s everything you need to know about why the phenomenon happens and how best to view it

Jul 6, 2026

Too many sleepless nights may lead to weight gain

Sleep loss causes weight gain

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Getting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds

Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Neanderthals and humans shared culture

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Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum turns the Met Museum into an online game

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Anthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met’s open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find

TESS finds distant super Jupiter

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The exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built around

Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

China nears mini moon Kamoʻoalewa

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China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

Can the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy be improved with AI?

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Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births

Jul 5, 2026

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good

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Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show

Jul 4, 2026

For July 4, NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effects

NASA releases patriotic cosmic images

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The rocket's red glare has nothing on these images from Chandra X-ray Observatory