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Ukraine invasion’s impacts on the world of science

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is being felt far and wide, from risks to nuclear power plants to impacts on science experiments to fear...

Rare primordial gas may be leaking out of Earth’s core

This gas was formed in the aftermath of the Big Bang. An extremely rare type of helium that was created soon after the Big Bang...

Why isn’t Earth perfectly round?

It's similar to why your arms feel pulled outward when you spin. If you had an enormous measuring tape that started at Earth's center and...

The sun let out another flare and the photos are stunning

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the sun with 10 times the resolution of high-definition television. NASA's orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory captured yet another solar flare...

First-of-its-kind detection of reduced human carbon dioxide emissions

For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) around the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using...

Fire and rain: West to get more one-two extreme climate hits

The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a...