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• When is the best time to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025?
• Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia
• Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
• Scientists Are Mapping the Bizarre, Chaotic Spacetime Inside Black Holes
• Capsule with 1 American, 2 Russians returns to Earth from International Space Station
• Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the 'Crystal Ball Nebula'
• Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'
• Mirror neurons may play a role in contagious yawning, Dr. Sweet says
• Nasa’s oldest astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth
• Downpours in store for southern Finland on Easter Sunday
• 2 missing after flooding sweeps vehicles away in Oklahoma
• Robin McKie gave prescient warnings about climate change
• Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch for drought
• NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday
• Is L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) the Best Space Exploration Stock to Invest In?
• Throwing a 'spanner in the works' of our cells' machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease... and hair loss
• Turning down starlight to spot new exoplanets
• Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake
• Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect
• Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7-billion-year-old rock
• This week, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the U.S. Space Force
• Spring allergies are back. Here's how to check pollen levels and keep from sneezing
• Seeking the anomalies that lead to discoveries
• Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
• Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology: Here’s your weekly horoscope
• Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal
• "There is a lot of change this coming Lunar cycle," says astrology advisor Lisa Greenfield
• Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception
• Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
• Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life
• Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village on fire east of Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
• Wildfire burns Ukrainian Cultural Village, shuts Highway at Elk Island National Park, evacuations underway
• What REALLY happens when you die?
• Fecal bacteria water quality advisory issued for Sturgeon River in St. Albert - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
• Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical
• The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor
• Climate Act drives wedge between Finland's coalition partners
• Elbows up for Trump but arms out for each other, says Shock Doctrine's Naomi Klein
• Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before
• The ISS Is in the 'Riskiest Period of Its Existence,' NASA Safety Panel Warns
• Three tourists among 4 killed after Italian cable car crashes to the ground near Naples
• All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
• Colossal Squid Filmed in Deep-Sea Natural Habitat for the First Time
• Scientists now say MILLIONS of planets could be teeming with life
• Luke Skywalker's planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?
• Exclusive | Do you need a $599 gut test? What your poop can tell you about your health
• We may not be alone in the universe: Astronomers find possible alien life on planet
• In this article, we summarize the bulls’ thesis on Planet Labs PBC (PL)
• Seiko's New Anniversary Marinemaster Dive Watch Is a Exclusive Must-Have
• Study by conservation group finds elevated pathogen levels near B.C. fish farms | Globalnews.ca
• There’s a secret reason the Space Force is delaying the next Atlas V launch
• Rain may be the key to generating cheap electricity around the world
• NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements
• Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025
• New evidence challenges theories on the origin of water on Earth, study suggests
• Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)
• RFK Jr.'s comments on autism draw reactions from parents and experts
• Officials update threat level of massive volcano due to erupt
• Texas Republicans Want to Move NASA HQ to Houston to Save It From 'Bureaucratic Micromanagement'
• A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing
• AI-powered robot dog is learning to 'live' like a human
• Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout
• Guest column: Deafening silence on climate this election
• Much of Puerto Rico still without power after island-wide pre-Easter blackout
• The rare genetic condition that triggers uncontrollable movements and self-injury
• Social media erupts with memes as scientists spot signs of alien life
• Aurora borealis shines in UK skies after geomagnetic storm
• 18-year-old wins $250,000 prize for finding 1.5 million objects in space
• Oil giant BP braces for shareholder showdown over green strategy U-turn
• April heralds return of migratory birds to UK – unless the weather turns cruel
• Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system
• RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down 'better diagnoses' as a cause
• Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
• US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech
• Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' by Trump's possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return
• Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago
• Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictable?
• Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund site teach lessons on fighting industrial pollution
• Crystal clues on Mars point to watery and possibly life-supporting past
• Discovery of FOXR2 activation in various brain tumors refines diagnosis to improve care
• Holiday flights could carry fewer passengers as world warms
• Jyvaskylavirus is first giant virus isolated from Finland
• Our DNA is at risk of hacking, warn scientists
• The most distant twin of the Milky Way ever observed
• 'Cosmic radio' could find dark matter in 15 years
• Primate mothers display different bereavement response to humans
• Inside Yellowstone's fiery heart: Researchers map volatile-rich cap, offering clues to future volcanic activity
• Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month
• A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025
• An ocean of magma formed early in Earth's history and it may still influence our planet today, study finds
• Finland basks in spring sunshine as mercury hits 22.9C on west coast
• Grab a Jackery portable power station for $90 off at Amazon
• Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history
• A messed-up body clock could be a bigger problem than lack of sleep
• James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (Image)
• Revealed: The exact date you should turn your heating OFF this spring
• The ‘Oscars of Science’ can’t take a Trump joke
• How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths
• The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It
• Conspiracy theorists seize on Blue Origin door gaffe