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Will Betelgeuse Explode? This Is What Scientists Know So Far

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Solar Orbiter Will Take Mankind’s First Images of the Sun’s Poles

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Meet the Xenobot, the World’s First-Ever "Living" Robot

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How Close Are We to Finding

Dark Matter?

How Close Are We to

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This Massive Black Hole Is Blasting a Jet at 99% the Speed of Light

Supermassive black hole M87* has been observed shooting jets of physical material into space at extreme speeds that might break the cosmic speed limit.

Space

Chang’e 4 Mission’s New Images Illuminate the Far Side of the Moon

It’s been one year since China’s Chang’e 4 landed on the far side of the moon—what has it learned so far?

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Hubble Spotted New Evidence That Dark Matter Is "Cold"

We don't know what dark matter is, because we can't detect it. But new observations from Hubble could illuminate dark matter's true identity—and the role it plays in the fate of our universe.

Tech

In the Future, Broken Devices

Could Heal Themselves

In the Future, Broken

Devices Could Heal

Themselves

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Japan’s Next Neutrino Hunter Could Revolutionize Particle Physics

Japan approved construction for the world’s next largest neutrino detector—here's what we can expect.

Tech

This New Particle Accelerator Is Smaller Than a Human HAIR

This particle accelerator is so small it fits on a microchip.

Tech

This 3D-Printed Bunny Could Be the Future of Data Storage

This 3D-printed plastic rabbit is an advanced proof of concept for DNA as data storage.

Earth

Fly With Hurricane Hunters as

They Enter the Eye of a Storm

Fly With Hurricane Hunters

as They Enter the Eye of a

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Light Pollution Is One of the World’s Biggest Buzzkills…Here’s Why

Insect populations are dropping, but turning off your lights could help.

Earth

Artificial Leaf Technology Could One Day Power Our World

This artificial leaf creates methanol, absorbs CO2 from the air and is 10 times more efficient than plant photosynthesis. Can you be-leaf it?!

Earth

How Renewable Energy Is Releasing a Gas Way Worse Than CO2

Could a switch to renewable sources like wind and solar power actually emit more of the most potent greenhouse gas there is?

Health

What Happens When a Virus

Hijacks Your Heart?

What Happens When a Virus

Hijacks Your Heart?

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What Causes a Heart Attack?

This is the leading cause of heart attacks worldwide.

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Scientists Discovered How Sleep Cleans Toxins From Your Brain

Scientists now know how cerebrospinal fluid cleans the brain as you sleep, removing toxins that could cause Alzheimer's.

Culture

When Did Humans Start Walking?

This Fossil Might Hold the

Answer

When Did Humans Start

Walking? This Fossil Might

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The Real Science Hidden in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Ever wondered where the ideas for the futuristic tech in the Marvel Universe come from? We went inside the cutting-edge visual effects studio that designs it, and uncovered the real-world science that inspires them.

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This Breakthrough in Lab-Grown Meat Could Make it Look Like Real Flesh

Scientists at Harvard have created a texture in meat grown in a lab close to the actual animal meat we're used to. Would you eat it?