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News Articles: Science

A downed power line and other damage from a tornado caused by Hurricane Milton is seen in Port St Lucie, Fla., on Thursday. The storm triggered some 126 tornado warnings in a short period of time, raising alarms about the impending large hurricane.

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  • Weather

There were 38 eyewitness-reported tornadoes in Florida: Why did Milton cause so many?

“We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR.

October 11, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas is seen over the hills near the village of Aguas Blancas, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay, at dawn on Sept. 28,.

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  • Space

Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it

Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks.

October 10, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
This photo provided by NASA, taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a solar flare, the bright flash in the center of the image on Oct. 3, 2024.

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  • Space

Severe solar storm may stress power grids as U.S. deals with major hurricanes

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday.

October 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Michigan State University lead research associate Ryan Bearss and students drop soccer balls on several experimental patches of turf to determine whether their bounce meets regulation height.

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  • Sports

Researchers work to make pitch-perfect turf for the 2026 World Cup

Researchers work to grow grass that will offer the same level playing field for athletes at the various soccer venues that will be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

October 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sophia Saliby
<strong>Winner, The Bigger Picture, Wetlands:</strong> <em>The Swarm of Life</em> by Shane Gross, Canada. Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles swim among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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  • Photography

Lynx, tiger and tadpoles, oh my: See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

A lynx stretching in the sun, tadpoles swimming beneath lily pads and an investigator dusting a tusk for prints are among the winning images from the newest Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

October 09, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Flood waters inundated the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida after Hurricane Helene passed offshore. A new study finds that Helene was more powerful, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change.

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  • Climate

Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes similar storms more likely

Researchers found that Hurricane Helene was stronger, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change. The U.S. can expect more such storms in the future as warming continues.

October 09, 2024
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  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Rachel Waldholz
People walk in and out of a boarded-up 7-Eleven on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., as the state prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall late Wednesday.

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  • Climate

Hurricane preparedness: Expert guidance on flooding, power outages and more

The Atlantic hurricane season isn't over yet. Get ahead of the next storm with these emergency preparedness tips to protect you, your family and your home.

October 09, 2024
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  • Life Kit
In this photo provided by the National Park Service is Grazer, the winner of the 2023 Fat Bear Contest, at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept. 14, 2023.

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  • Animals

In a rematch, mama bear Grazer defeats rival that killed her cub to win Fat Bear Week

The annual Fat Bear Week honors bears that have sufficiently bulked up in the months before entering hibernation.

October 09, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind Technologies, speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

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  • Science

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on proteins

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins. The awards continue with the literature prize on Thursday.

October 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
In some areas of the world, people may not be living quite as long as researchers once thought, according to new research.

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  • Science

Alive on paper but dead in reality — why fewer people may be reaching advanced age

Research into some areas of the world that have a lot of centenarians shows that some of those people are no longer alive. Sometimes the fault is bad record-keeping and sometimes it’s outright fraud.

October 08, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
Misty Hughes, a fifth-generation resident of Poplar, N.C., organizes flood relief efforts at the Poplar Community Center on Friday. The mountain hamlet sits along the Nolichucky River, which rose to record levels of flooding from Tropical Storm Helene.

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  • National

This mountain hamlet hit by Helene flooding preps for a winter without power

Most of the people who live in Poplar, N.C, are seniors. One priority is securing propane and kerosene heaters to keep them warm when it turns cold.

October 08, 2024
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  • Jennifer Ludden

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  • Science

A jellyfish with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one

Researchers found that two individuals of a type of comb jelly can fuse and become one with a shared nervous system and digestive system — which has implications for animal regeneration and immune systems.

October 08, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, seen in picture, are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, which is announced at a press conference by Hans Ellergren, center, permanent secretary at the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Tuesday.

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  • Science

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries in machine learning

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.

October 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla.

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  • Climate

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know

Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.

October 08, 2024
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  • Rachel Waldholz and
  • Alyson Hurt
An image captured from a SpaceX livestream shows the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft preparing to lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday.

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  • Space

A European spacecraft launches to perform a crash scene investigation on an asteroid

A NASA spacecraft knocked into an asteroid two years ago to test planetary defense. Now, a new mission will inspect the damage, with the goal of helping future asteroid deflection.

October 07, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
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