The Omicron Variant: We Still Know Almost Nothing
As fall dips into winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the coronavirus has served up the holiday gift that no one, absolutely no one, asked for: a new variant of concern,…
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When will SpaceX Starship SN20 launch and go to the Moon, Mars?
SPACEX is building a spacecraft that billionaire CEO Elon Musk says will one day take people to the Moon and Mars. It’s called Starship, and the California rocket firm’s latest…
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NASA’s Planetary-Defense Mission Is on Its Way to an Asteroid
The last thing anyone needs to think about right now is a catastrophic asteroid impact. And, thankfully, most of us don’t have to! Earth is not in immediate threat of…
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Northern lights this weekend? Solar flare to ‘glance’ Earth tomorrow
STARGAZERS could be treated to a showing of the Northern Lights this weekend as an incoming solar flare hits Earth. A stream of space radiation erupted from the Sun on…
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The Solar System Is Full of Brines
Ed Rivera-Valentín has spent quite a bit of time thinking about brines recently. The particular ratio of salt to water in the marinade. The special ingredients that can give things…
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Albatrosses divorce more often when ocean waters warm
When it comes to fidelity, birds fit the bill: Over 90 percent of all bird species are monogamous and — mostly — stay faithful, perhaps none more famously than the…
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Climate Change Might Be Making Albatrosses Divorce
Albatrosses do not fall in love the way humans do. When the birds couple up, it’s almost always for keeps. Their lives start lonely—albatross parents lay only one egg at…
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How Is COVID Testing Still This Confusing?
In a world with perfect coronavirus tests, people could swab their nose or spit in a tube and get near-instant answers about their SARS-CoV-2 status. The products would be free,…
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A space rock called Kamoʻoalewa may be a piece of the moon
The moon’s violent history is written across its face. Over billions of years, space rocks have punched craters into its surface, flinging out debris. Now, for the first time, astronomers…
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A quantum effect makes ultracold atom clouds more transparent
A cloud of ultracold atoms is like a motel with a neon “no vacancy” sign. If a guest at the motel wants to switch rooms, they’re out of luck. No…
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