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A CautionaryTale of 408 Tentacles

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This Carnivore Turned Up in Egypt After Vanishing 5,000 Years Ago

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See Lucy Run, 3.2 Million Years Ago

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A Flag on Mars? Maybe Not So Soon.

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Kennedy startles senators with his lack of knowledge on health agencies.

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Eeny Meeny Miny Mo, Catch a Pterosaur by Its Neck

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Astronomers Are Keeping an Eye on This Asteroid’s Odds of Hitting Earth

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Why Trump Picked a Science Adviser Who Isn’t a Scientist

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Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts

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Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts

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66 Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Is Found in Denmark

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Mozambique

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In Seattle, a Convergence of 5,444 Mathematical Minds

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Hummingbird

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Pinpointing where Yellowstone will erupt in the very distant future

Pinpointing where Yellowstone will erupt in the very distant future U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers published new findings suggesting a location where the Yellowstone Caldera could erupt, hundreds of thousands of years from now. The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the largest volcanic systems on… Read more at nsf.gov

What We Know About Bird Flu

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Snakeskin: It’s Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away From Bird Nests

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UnitedHealthcare Announces New C.E.O.

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NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin observatory will detect millions of exploding stars

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin observatory will detect millions of exploding stars NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, will soon begin scanning the Southern Hemisphere sky every night for 10 years. Among the trillions of… Read more at nsf.gov

The Perfect Cacio e Pepe Recipe, According to Science

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Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan spent the week reinforcing the agency's mission to inspire and harness talent everywhere to catalyze the progress of innovation. On Monday, Jan. 13, Panchanathan welcomed the Government of Canada's Chief Science… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF invests $40M to strengthen STEM research capacity and workforce development across five EPSCoR jurisdictions

NSF invests $40M to strengthen STEM research capacity and workforce development across five EPSCoR jurisdictions The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $40 million to support research and STEM workforce development in Delaware, Guam, Kentucky, Louisiana and Vermont. These grants are part of the NSF Established Program to Stimulate… Read more at nsf.gov

Superalloys resist wear at nearly forge-level heat using new process

Superalloys resist wear at nearly forge-level heat using new process Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers and industries alike. Recently, a Virginia Tech team may have uncovered a promising candidate by happenstance: transition metal spinel oxides formed on nickel… Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails

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What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means

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A greener, cleaner way to extract critical metals from junk materials

A greener, cleaner way to extract critical metals from junk materials Researchers have developed a safer and more sustainable method for extracting cobalt and nickel from junk materials. Both elements are critical components in the lithium-ion batteries that power many technologies central to modern life. More… Read more at nsf.gov

Mother Chimp and Daughter Share a Special Sign

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Do Chimps Who Urinate Together Stay Together?

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Rain-Collecting Rattlesnakes Give New Meaning to ‘Thirst Trap’

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Sound of a Meteorite Hitting Earth Is Captured for the First Time

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For Jeff Bezos, New Glenn’s success is personal.

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She Made Things Better Down Where It’s Wetter

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Celtic Women Held Sway in ‘Matrilocal’ Societies

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Two Private Moon Landers Are Launching at Once: What to Know

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After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon

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This is what will happen during New Glenn’s flight.

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For Jeff Bezos, New Glenn’s success is personal.

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J. Fraser Stoddart, Who Developed Microscopic Machines, Dies at 82

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The Very Long Wait for Jeff Bezos’ Big Rocket Is Coming to an End

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'Far out' blazar discovery suggests early universe had more supermassive black holes than previously thought

'Far out' blazar discovery suggests early universe had more supermassive black holes than previously thought Scientists have discovered the most distant and therefore oldest blazar ever seen. Labeled J0410–0139, the blazar is at the center of a galaxy 12.9 billion light years away and provides a rare glimpse into what the universe was like when it was less… Read more at nsf.gov

AI vs. supercomputers: New AI-based method solves complex equations faster and uses less computing power

AI vs. supercomputers: New AI-based method solves complex equations faster and uses less computing power A new artificial intelligence-based method quickly solves complex math equations used broadly across many industries — and it's faster running on a personal computer than traditional methods using supercomputers. The research was funded by multiple… Read more at nsf.gov

You May Be Able to Have Grapefruit Again Someday

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‘Approaching the Light’: Peter Fenwick and Stories of Near-Death Experiences

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Peter Fenwick, Leading Expert on Near-Death Experiences, Dies at 89

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Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss

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Scientists devise new method to detect permanent distortions in space-time left by massive supernova explosions

Scientists devise new method to detect permanent distortions in space-time left by massive supernova explosions Scientists have presented a new way to detect permanent distortions in the fabric of space-time predicted to be caused by certain supernovae explosions. The proposed strategy could allow researchers to study these deformations or "scars" in space… Read more at nsf.gov

Punk and Emo Fossils Are a Hot Topic in Paleontology

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NSF congratulates recipients of the prestigious National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation awards

NSF congratulates recipients of the prestigious National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation awards President Joe Biden revealed the newest honorees of the recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The laureates were honored during a prestigious ceremony at the White House last Friday. These… Read more at nsf.gov

Jan. 10: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket could attempt its debut launch.

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One of the youngest ever pilots takes the helm of a 60-year-old deep-sea exploring vehicle

One of the youngest ever pilots takes the helm of a 60-year-old deep-sea exploring vehicle The Wood Holes Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently announced the newest human-occupied vehicle (HOV) Alvin pilot, Kaitlyn Beardshear.   Beardshear is Alvin's 46th pilot and at 28 years old, one of the youngest in the program's history. Alvin… Read more at nsf.gov

This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction

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The youngest pilot ever takes the helm of a 60-year-old deep-sea exploring vehicle 

The youngest pilot ever takes the helm of a 60-year-old deep-sea exploring vehicle  The Wood Holes Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently announced the newest human-occupied vehicle (HOV) Alvin pilot, Kaitlyn Beardshear.   Beardshear is Alvin's 46th pilot and at 28 years old, the youngest in the program's history. Alvin… Read more at nsf.gov

Could Monkeys Really Type All of Shakespeare?

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Watch the First Meteor Shower of 2025 Reach Its Peak

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Jan. 13-14: Comet ATLAS could become visible to the naked eye.

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Big Rockets, a Big Telescope and Big Changes in Space Await in 2025

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