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Human Evolution exhibition at the Natural History Museum in January, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

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  • Science

A 50 thousand year-old love story between humans and Neanderthals

Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues.

December 16, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower early on Dec. 15, 2023.

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  • National

The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

December 12, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

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  • Science

These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

December 12, 2024
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  • Jon Hamilton
Off the coast of Mexico, a family of killer whales has developed techniques to hunt whale sharks, the largest fish species on the planet.

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  • Climate

Orcas are hunting whale sharks. Is there anything they can't take down?

Killer whales off Mexico have developed coordinated hunting skills to take down whale sharks, adding to their reputation as the ocean's top predator.

December 12, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
Monarch butterflies from Canada stop to rest in Cleveland's Wendy Park on their way to Mexico on Sept. 12, 2023.

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  • Environment

Monarch butterflies will get federal protections as a threatened species

U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.

December 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate change impacts," explained NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad in a statement.

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  • Climate

Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.

December 10, 2024
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  • Barbara Moran
Three Mile Island was closed because it wasn't economical to operate. Now Microsoft wants it restarted in the hopes it can supply carbon-free energy for its datacenters.

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  • Technology

Artificial Intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work?

The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

December 10, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Engineer Matt Gwin puts a piece of aerogel material inside a metal frame and ignites it. After a minute or two, the material is intact and only feels warm.

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  • Science

A material that's almost entirely air keeps EV fires from spreading

The Department of Energy is focusing on aerogels to reduce the severity of lithium battery fires. A lab that creates the substance shares the technology behind it all.

December 09, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
An elephant prepares to "mock charge" the CATS Elephant Response Team's vehicle as the team attempt to drive it away from the town of Livingstone and back towards the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.

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  • Global Health

PHOTOS: Take a ride with the Elephant Response Team. And be careful!

Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia.

December 08, 2024
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  • Text and photos by Tommy Trenchard
Two Kea birds, Arthurs Pass South Island New Zealand.  The species is listed as threatened in that country and climate change is among the reasons their numbers are in danger.

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  • Science

How many species could go extinct from climate change? It depends on how hot it gets.

A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing extinction by the end of the century.

December 07, 2024
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  • Jonathan Lambert
An Ethiopian wolf and a red hot poker flower.

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  • Science

A wolf walks into a flower — and appears to pollinate it

The bees and ... the wolves? Turns out, the Ethiopian wolf may be a pollinator, too.

December 07, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
People protect themselves from the sun during a heat wave in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2024. Temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit across many parts of the country during the heat wave. A new study finds that young people are disproportionately at risk from extreme heat in the country.

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  • Climate

Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds

Scientists have pointed out that extreme heat is particularly dangerous for older people. A new study shows that young, healthy people are also dying too often in extreme weather.

December 06, 2024
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Wisdom (center right), a Laysan albatross first banded in 1956, stands with her new partner as they admire their recently laid egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in late November.

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  • Animals

She's 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again

It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

December 06, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
New England Aquarium biologists and volunteers attach a Kemp's ridley sea turtle with a satellite tag at the Sea Turtle Hospital in the New England Aquarium's Animal Care Center in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 10, 2024.

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  • Animals

Sea turtles are getting trapped in cold waters. This team gets them back to safety

Turtles are ending up in the cold waters of Cape Cod Bay. Here's how the New England Aquarium is warming them up and nursing them back to health.

December 06, 2024
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By:
  • Claire Murashima and
  • Michel Martin
The ray spider is about the size of a grain of sand, yet it weaves a web with a twist to help it catch its prey.

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  • Science

Slingshot spiders rely on good vibrations to catch supper

The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, this ability is actually unusual in spiders.

December 06, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
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