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News Articles: Science

For years, the hatching of sea turtles has attracted curious viewers from all over Lebanon, but on Sept. 8, 2024, only a handful made it to the Mansouri Beach in Tyre, despite attacks by Israel on the southern border.

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  • Environment

Another casualty of Israel's war in Lebanon: Efforts to save endangered turtles

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians when fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.

January 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Chimpanzees in Monarto Safari Park South Australia. A new study finds in<strong> </strong>captive chimpanzees, peeing is contagious

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  • Science

Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests

A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps.

January 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Spravato, the brand name for esketamine, has a newly approved indication for treatment-resistant depression.

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  • Health

FDA allows standalone use of nasal spray antidepressant Spravato (esketamine)

The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved in 2019 to treat severe depression.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Ice Age skull on stand in research lab at the Page Musuem at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.

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  • Science

Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
Firefighters clean up after the Eaton Fire in California. Health experts recommend wearing particle-filtering masks, goggles, gloves, and other personal protective equipment while cleaning up the potentially toxic ash and smoke after the burn.

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  • Climate

Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
Elon Musk reacts as President Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

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  • Science

It's America's 'Manifest Destiny' to plant a flag on Mars, Trump says

Trump says Americans should look to the stars, by sending astronauts to Mars.

January 20, 2025
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
President Trump says he wants to change Mount Denali in Alaska back to its former name, "Mount McKinley."

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  • Politics

Trump promises new names: 'Gulf of America' and 'Mount McKinley'

President Trump pledged to change the name of two natural landmarks in his second inaugural address. Can he do that?

January 20, 2025
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block and
  • Lexie Schapitl
Workers build an electrical substation for a new Facebook data center under construction on May 29, 2019 in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

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  • Climate

U.S. electricity demand is set to explode. That will make it harder to cut climate pollution

Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions.

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Jay Exum and Mike Cliburn, board members of the Friends of the Wekiva River, examine the fresh water of the spring on Dec. 11, at Rock Springs in Apopka, Fla.

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  • Environment

Development is taking a toll on Florida's precious springs

The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.

January 18, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
Some gas lines were still burning in Altadena, California, after the Eaton fire passed through a burned neighborhood. Crews were working to cut off gas to the area. Smoke and ash from the LA-area fires blanketed the region. Experts suggest care while cleaning up, even far from the immediate burn zones.

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  • Climate

Is the air quality index actually useful right now?

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
Starship lifts off from its pad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Minutes after launching, it exploded, spreading debris across the Caribbean.

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  • Science

Air traffic controllers rush to divert aircraft after Elon Musk's rocket explodes

Debris streaking across the Caribbean appeared to cause confusion and delays.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
A youth looks through a telescope during a stargazing and comet-watching gathering at Joya-La Barreta Ecological Park in Queretaro, Mexico, on Oct. 19, 2024.

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  • Space

A planet parade of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars shines in the skies this month

All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
One of the teeth from seven <em>Australopithecus</em> individuals that got drilled so a small amount of tooth enamel could be analyzed for evidence of meat consumption.

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  • Science

A new way to see what was for dinner 3 million years ago

Analyzing the chemistry of some ancient teeth has revealed what human ancestors were eating around 3 million years ago.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday.

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  • Space

SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed

After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill.

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  • Climate

Trump's pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here's what to know.

Democrats worry the Trump administration will roll back efforts to limit climate change.

January 16, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
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