Enlarge / Intense wildfires were one of the climate impacts linked to the recent string of very hot years. (credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Today, NASA and
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China tosses more obstacles at WHO team investigating pandemic’s origin
Enlarge / Health workers in personal protection suits stand next to buses at a cordoned-off section of the international airport in Wuhan on January 14,
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Electric Eels Seen Hunting in Groups for the First Time
Electric eels were already exceptionally weird fish. These eels—actually three different species of giant, South American knifefish—pack as much as an 860-volt punch used to
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Watch Live: Blue Origin Launches ‘Mannequin Skywalker’ to Suborbital Space
Blue Origin is planning to launch an upgraded New Shepard spacecraft today, along with a test dummy named Mannequin Skywalker. You can watch the action
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SpaceX hot fire tests its Starship vehicle three times in four hours
Enlarge / The Sun glints around the lower fin of Starship SN8 on Dec. 9, 2020. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann ) On Wednesday, in South Texas,
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Dire wolves aren’t wolves at all—they form a distinct lineage with jackals
Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia commons) Dire wolves had a burst of newfound fame with their appearance in Game of Thrones, where they were portrayed as a
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