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NASA’s New Space Telescope ‘Hunky-Dory’ After Problems Fixed

NASA’s new space telescope is on the verge of completing the riskiest part of its...

Edward O. Wilson, Biologist Known As ‘Ant Man,’ Dead at 92

Wilson was “called ‘Darwin’s natural heir,’ and was known affectionately as ‘the ant man’ for...

Space Telescope Launched on Daring Quest to Behold 1st Stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding...

Harvard Professor Found Guilty of Hiding Ties to China

A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program was...

Food Waste Becomes California’s Newest Climate Change Target

The nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program is set to take effect in...

Russian Film Crew in Orbit to Make First Movie in Space

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space on a mission to make...

Henrietta Lacks Estate Sues Company Using Her ‘Stolen’ Cells

Tissue taken from the woman's tumor before she died of cervical cancer became the first...

No Bull: Scientists Potty Train Cows to Use ‘MooLoo’

Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Maybe easier.

New Theory: Earth’s Longer Days Kick-Started Oxygen Growth

Scientists have a new idea for how Earth got its oxygen: It’s because the planet...

Bug Experts Seeking New Name for Destructive Gypsy Moths

The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, is getting rid...

Can ET See Us? Study Finds Many Stars with Prime Earth View

Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than...

Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5

These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.