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Saving salmon can be a win-win for climate change
A team of Canadian scientists at CarbonRun discovered two environmental wins with one stone — limestone. Accelerating a natural process through “enhanced rock weathering” helps restore river ecosystems while also offsetting pollution from oil and gas. Climate reporter Chase Cain traveled to Nova Scotia to see how the first-of-its-kind process works.
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Book your spot for a free IMAX screening at California Science Center
The fires and their impact inspired the complimentary offer; be sure to book your seat soon.
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Astronomers discover asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.
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Why did the ‘Doomsday Clock' just move closer to midnight?
The advocacy group Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists makes an annual announcement that rates how close humanity is to collapse.
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66-million-year-old vomit fossil discovered in Denmark
The rare find, which was discovered at Stevns Klint, a coastal region off the Baltic Sea, reveals ancient predator-prey dynamics.
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Bottlenose ultrasound an opportunity for zoo to study dolphin pregnancies
37-year-old Allie is due to give birth to the Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s first bottlenose calf in a decade.
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Start 2025 by joining a dino-tastic ‘Jurassic Quest' in Pasadena and Anaheim
We’re here for the baby dinosaurs, please and thank you.
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‘Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England
A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway.”
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Why are the northern lights appearing more frequently?
The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are caused by electrically charged particles that interact with the Earth’s atmosphere and are heated, creating light displays. Increased solar activity makes the northern lights appear more frequently.
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Discovery of 50,000-year-old baby mammoth a big boon to researchers
A baby mammoth that lay almost perfectly preserved for 50,000 years in the now-melting permafrost of eastern Siberia has been unveiled by a team of scientists.
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The moon may be more than 100 million years older than previously thought, study finds
The moon may be more than 100 million years older than some scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
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Griffith Observatory will shine a light on the moon's ‘Standstill' moment
An observatory livestream will track an event 18.6 years in the making.
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Is the sky extra blue in fall?
Before we can understand why the sky looks bluer in the fall, it’s important to first know why the sky appears blue in the first place.
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Things to do this weekend: The Natural History Museum's new wing takes flight
It’s gnice to finally see Gnatalie the Green Dino and all of the wonders of the NHM Commons.
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Cool activities rule the free PST Art + Science Family Festival
Head to the La Brea Tar Pits for three days of art, music, and science.
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Could a monkey write Shakespeare before the universe dies? New research questions old theorem
The Infinite Monkey Theorem is “grossly misleading in the real world,” one of the Australian mathematicians behind a new study questioning the age-old maxim told NBC News.
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Smithsonian displays 1st humanoid robot to go to the International Space Station
NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But “Robonaut 2,” the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station, is something special. The robot is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy center in Virginia.
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The science behind why people think they're right when they're actually wrong
There may be a psychological reason why some people aren’t just wrong in an argument — they’re confidently wrong.
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What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
NOAA issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert on Wednesday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier in the week. Here’s why they were visible in many parts of the U.S.
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, building blocks of life
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins.