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After 40 years, Voyager still reaching for stars

"Few missions can ever match the achievements of the Voyager spacecraft during their four decades of exploration."

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August 4, 2017

To restore soils, feed the microbes

Healthy soil teems with bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that help store carbon and fend off plant diseases.

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August 3, 2017

How to watch Shark Week

This is a week of dueling shark-athons on television. A biologist advises viewers to take what they see with a large grain of sea salt.

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July 24, 2017

Global methane levels hitting new highs

Here's why, after a 2000-era plateau, global levels of the greenhouse gas are hitting new highs.

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July 19, 2017

Fire ants build with no master plan

Researchers identified simple behavioral rules that allow these tiny creatures to collaboratively build elaborate structures - rafts and towers - with no one in charge.

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July 18, 2017

A universe of organisms living in your gut

Trillions of microorganisms living in your digestive system might influence your health, mood, even your weight.

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July 12, 2017

If greenhouse gas emissions ended now…

Would climate change stop? The simple answer is no. A climate scientist explains.

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July 7, 2017

Asgardia’s 1st satellite due to launch

Asgardia's 1st satellite - Asgardia-1 - will launch aboard a NASA mission to ISS later this summer. "Asgardians" are invited to send their personal data - a photo or a file of their choosing – to space with it.

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June 28, 2017

How much traffic on eclipse day?

Expert analysis showing how many people - and how much traffic congestion - can be expected along the path of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse.

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June 26, 2017