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Oldest DNA ever sampled paints a lush portrait of a lost Arctic world
Feisty ankylosaurs clubbed each other with their tails
The last Tasmanian tiger’s remains were finally found—in a cupboard
Chile’s Very Large Telescope reveals the productive antics of sibling stars
To save coral reefs, color the larvae
A fierce competition will decide James Webb Space Telescope’s next views of the cosmos
Cold temperatures could make our respiratory systems more vulnerable to infection
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The tortoise, the myth, the legend: Jonathan turns 190
Construction starts on the world’s biggest radio telescope, which will ‘hear’ signals billions of light-years away
This dinosaur dove like a duck
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The small, mighty, world-changing transistor turns 75
Plastic microfibers in the Mediterranean Sea are keeping bacteria afloat
A key to lizard evolution was buried in a museum cupboard for 70 years
There’s more magma under Yellowstone than we thought—but don’t panic
Trash-eating elephants, a lava landscaper, and 8 more of this year’s best NatGeo photos
Scientists modeled a tiny wormhole on a quantum computer
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60 years of moonshots, made possible by the Deep Space Network
Young star clusters know when it’s time to stop growing
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The 100 greatest innovations of 2022
China’s astronauts embark on a direct trip to their brand new space station
What this jellyfish-like sea creature can teach us about underwater vehicles of the future
The newest member of the T. rex family has piercing eyes
Meet the extinct sea cow that cultivated Pacific kelp forests
The world’s largest active volcano is erupting in Hawaii
Orion sends back new images of the moon’s craters, some of which could be home to ice and water
What human and octopus brains have in common
The leap second’s time will be up in 2035—and tech companies are thrilled
These ‘fake’ ancient Roman coins might actually be real
Signs of past chemical reactions detected on Mars
Astronomers now know how supermassive black holes blast us with energy
Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake
Eyeless army ants chomped their way through Europe millions of years ago
Oldest evidence of digested plants in a roughly 575-million-year-old creature’s gut
These pleasantly plump salamanders dominated the Cretaceous period
Ridiculously hot gas giant exoplanet is about to be swallowed by its dying sun
Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS
Tomb of a forgotten queen is one of several new stunning Egyptian discoveries
Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope
Orion will air kiss the moon today during important Artemis exercise
Flickering fireflies pulse to a beat that mathematicians have long been seeking
Your AirPods Pro can act as hearing aids in a pinch
The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up
We’re only 8 years away from stronger El Niño and La Niña events
A distant Earth and Orion capsule’s ‘moonikin’ are the Artemis mission’s first images
Gigantic fossils hint at super-sized 7,000-pound sea turtle
New JWST image shows a hidden, fiery protostar
Why it’s hard to tell if moon craters are holes or bumps
Want to learn about something in space? Crash into it.
This 18-foot python’s last meal was a whole alligator
Two meteorite mysteries are helping astronomers investigate the origins of life
Snakes may not have legs, but they do have two penises
10 incredible lunar missions that paved the way for Artemis
Scientists still are figuring out how to age the ancient footprints in White Sands National Park
With Artemis 1 launched, NASA is officially on its way back to the moon
Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest
Kids learn faster than adults. This neurotransmitter could explain why.
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