Studies show COVID-19 is spreading widely in U.S. white-tailed deer, likely through both human and…
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A tiny telescope far from Earth could revolutionize astronomy. Dozens of space-based telescopes operate near…
The Moon’s regolith contains vast oxygen reserves, potentially enough to support humanity for 100,000 years—if…
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Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long…
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to head to space on December 18, 2021.…
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The mysterious BLC1 signal from Proxima Centauri sparked hopes of alien technology but was ultimately…
New results from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider are bolstering hints of a possible fifth force…
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Once hailed as a miracle antiparasitic, ivermectin has been wrongly promoted as a COVID-19 treatment…
Astronomers have uncovered a puzzling radio signal near the Milky Way’s core that resists all…
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around…