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SpaceX launch will send civilian crew on first flight around Earth's poles -- The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained astronaut on board.
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Ancient wasp snatched prey like Venus flytrap, scientists say -- "I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist.4 hours ago
Millions of bees have died this year: "Worst bee loss in recorded history" -- Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that. -- Mar 294 hours ago
Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis? -- Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology - underwritten by the fossil fuel industry - an effective means to address climate change? -- Mar 234 hours ago
Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis? As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture - underwritten by the fossil fuel industry - an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised. Mar 23 - 06:554 hours ago
Bones of mammoths butchered for their tusks unearthed by archaeologists -- Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement. -- Mar 218 days ago
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday -- Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction. -- Mar 2010 days ago
New evidence about dark energy may be "cusp of a major discovery" -- The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. -- Mar 218 days ago
What to know about the first day of spring -- The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025. -- Mar 2010 days ago
Construction work unearths remains of 33 skeletons, woman's shoe -- So far, 33 skeletons have been found near a notorious prison, officials said. The grisly find included the discovery of footwear, including the remnants of a woman's shoe. -- Mar 1911 days ago