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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain

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Elon Musk says AI has no 'use' at SpaceX — at least for now

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Elon Musk calls out Boeing's historic first crewed spaceflight, saying SpaceX beat them to the punch years ago

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An 'artificial sun' achieved a record-breaking fusion experiment, bringing us closer to clean, limitless energy

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China's hype video for its lunar base showed what looked like a NASA Space Shuttle lifting off, which it then realized and tried to fix

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No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future

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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives

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One of Mt. Everest's deadliest passages is growing even more treacherous

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Scientists witnessed an orangutan treating his wounds with medicinal plants, showing human-like behavior

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China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US

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Making the power grid 'smart' could save us all money and prevent blackouts. Chattanooga made the $280 million investment.

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A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start

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This $119 houseplant is bioengineered to remove harmful air pollution in your home.

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The $6 billion project to power 1 million NY homes with clean energy is the first of its kind

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See the $36 billion Great Green Wall in Africa that's an attempt to hold back desertification

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See how scientists uncover 50,000-year-old fossils from California's La Brea Tar Pits where saber-tooth cats and mammoths have been found

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Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

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NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.

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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.

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The Lyrid meteor shower will align with April's 'pink moon.' Here's how to watch it.

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Vintage photos taken by the EPA reveal what American cities looked like before pollution was regulated

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Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists

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Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study says

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A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

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NASA's chief says China is being 'very, very secretive' and pretending its space projects aren't linked to the military

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Cloud seeding probably didn't cause Dubai's floods. The UAE has been trying to control its weather for years, and the US does it too.

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Photos show Dubai overwhelmed by torrential rain — and may expose the downsides of trying to control the weather

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Check out stunning photos from the $2 billion space telescope that captures the invisible universe — and that NASA plans to defund

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US-Russia collaboration has long endured in space. The Ukraine war could ruin it.

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NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life

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Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them

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Scientists solved the 70-year-old mystery of an insect's invisibility coat that can manipulate light

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NYC's rat czar says stop feeding the pigeons if you want the vermin gone

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The 16 books Elon Musk says shaped his worldview and helped him find success

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A 13-year-old girl helped unearth an ancient Roman town. She's finally getting credit for it over 90 years later.

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The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 39 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines

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Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital MRI — take a look

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Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in water, food, and air won't disappear with new EPA rules. But 6 simple tactics can reduce your exposure at home.

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Hazardous 'forever chemicals' stay in your blood for years, longer than lead or arsenic. It still helps to cut them out.

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Your drinking water could contain fewer hazardous 'forever chemicals' under new federal rules

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Hundreds of couples got married during the solar eclipse. Photos show mass weddings featuring moon-themed cakes and protective glasses.

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I watched the total solar eclipse in a city that doubled in size during the event. I don't regret it.

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An expert who has seen 30 solar eclipses made my first experience with one breathtaking

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Photos show 3 hidden gems you missed from the total solar eclipse

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A National Geographic photographer gave me advice on photographing the total solar eclipse. Here's how my photos turned out.

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I tried to snap a photo of the 'Devil comet' during the solar eclipse. Here's what happened.

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The best photos of the 2024 solar eclipse

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These eclipse glasses were recalled at the last minute, Illinois Department of Public Health warns

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