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On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union’s Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
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10 of the biggest animals to ever exist in the world’s oceans
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Somewhere beneath the seafloor of nearly every continent right now, there’s a layer of ice you could hold…
I’m a disaster responder – Britain’s constant heatwaves have left it broken, bone-dry and in denial
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Meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey roof reveals clues to life’s origins
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a…
This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze
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Scientist Reveals Plan to Save Earth From Destruction by the Sun
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Add together all the UK’s household gardens and they cover an area three times larger than all the…