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10-06-2025

Jewel Bug Nebula: The stunning evolution of a dying star

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features one of the most...

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10-06-2025

Earth's crust is ripping apart deep beneath the Pacific Northwest

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10-06-2025

These tiny pellets are killing fish, polluting beaches, and impacting human health

10-06-2025

Food waste can now be transformed into natural plastic

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10-06-2025

Environment News

England is losing billions of liters of water every year, and no one seems able to stop it

England’s water system is stretched thin. By mid-century, the country...

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10-06-2025

Environment News

Ancient microbes wake up after being frozen in Arctic permafrost for 40,000 years

Microbes are waking up beneath Alaska’s permafrost - frozen ground...

10-06-2025

Environment News

Farming forever changed animal communities worldwide

Fossil records from six continents tell a clear story about...

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ENVIRONMENT TOP STORIES

10-06-2025

Urban trees lose helpful microbes and gain harmful bacteria

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10-06-2025

Deep-sea mining threatens shark species that already face extinction

10-06-2025

Ethiopia’s soil is running out of carbon and it's fueling climate change

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10-05-2025

Environment News

Incredibly valuable deposit of 'white gold' discovered in the U.S.

Batteries run our phones, cars, and a growing slice of the electric grid. Lithium, also...

10-05-2025

Environment News

On the frontlines: Island nations demand global climate action

If you live in a wealthy country, climate change might feel like something creeping toward...

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The entire Red Sea completely dried out 6.2 million years ago

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If Earth had not collided with Theia 4.5 billion years ago, life would not exist

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Climate experts worldwide disagree on best carbon pricing policies

SCIENCE TOP STORIES

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10-06-2025

Science

New drug is proving effective at protecting babies from serious respiratory infections

Parents and pediatric teams have waited a long time for...

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10-06-2025

Science

Stunning images show exactly how antibiotics destroy bacteria

Antibiotics don't always take out bacteria in one clean hit;...

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10-06-2025

Animals

Baby whales need massive amounts of energy to survive

Life begins with immense hunger for humpback whales. From their...

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10-06-2025

Scientists create human eggs from skin cells in major infertility breakthrough

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10-06-2025

Astronomers find the most powerful "odd radio circle" ever seen

10-06-2025

Deep-sea mining threatens shark species that already face extinction

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10-06-2025

DART asteroid deflection mission had an unexpected outcome, now NASA knows why

10-06-2025

Ethiopia’s soil is running out of carbon and it's fueling climate change

ANIMALS TOP STORIES

STORY OF THE DAY

10-06-2025

Baby whales need massive amounts of energy to survive

Life begins with immense hunger for humpback whales. From their first breaths, newborn calves face...

10-06-2025

Deep-sea mining threatens shark species that already face extinction

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10-05-2025

If Earth had not collided with Theia 4.5 billion years ago, life would not exist

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10-05-2025

New species of gecko with curved fingers discovered in a dense forest

LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES

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New drug is proving effective at protecting babies from serious respiratory infections

Parents and pediatric teams have waited a long time for a practical way to keep infants out of the hospital during RSV season. A single dose of nirsevimab, also called...

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10-05-2025

New cancer treatment uses two bacteria species without help from the immune system

10-05-2025

Human embryo development mapped daily for the first time

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10-05-2025

Children from immigrant families face language challenges at school

10-05-2025

Sleep habits shape your brain’s biological age

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10-04-2025

Why do women live longer than men? Scientists believe they finally know the answer

10-04-2025

Stress disrupts brain sugar molecules to cause depression

Music lessons linked to stronger reading skills in children

Happiness drives life satisfaction more than exercise

Feeling in control makes stress easier to handle

This is the best time of day to take your blood pressure meds

PLANTS TOP STORIES

10-06-2025

Plants News

Urban trees lose helpful microbes and gain harmful bacteria

Cities breathe through trees. They cool streets, clean the air,...

10-05-2025

Science

If Earth had not collided with Theia 4.5 billion years ago, life would not exist

The first chapter of Earth’s formation moved quickly. New research...

10-04-2025

Plants News

Astronauts face nutrition problems from space-grown crops

When astronauts leave Earth, food becomes more than energy. It...

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10-04-2025

Save the honeybees, save the world - this new 'superfood' has a good chance to do both

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10-04-2025

Scientists create plants that glow very brightly and 'recharge' in minutes

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10-04-2025

Biodiversity Cell Atlas project is creating a map of every living thing, cell by cell

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10-03-2025

When locals manage protected Amazon rainforest areas, good things happen

10-03-2025

Bean plants have an ancient trick that could transform farming

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