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Firefighters, physicists, and volunteers sprayed seawater at the flows, creating 100-foot-tall lava walls.
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How NASA is prepping for lunar traffic jams
Gateway spaceport will make Earth’s air traffic control look easy.
Apple’s new M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio: 10 details you might have missed
The new Apple silicon desktops boast 2nm chips, quad-die architecture, and massive AI multipliers. Here is the fine print before you upgrade.
How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.
Nests are frequently attacked by predators, so building is serious business for these vulnerable reptiles.
Crocodiles can’t fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why.
Even if crocodiles somehow had wings, the metabolic difference in power alone would mean they could never fly.
‘Treasure Chest’ cosmic cloud glitters with dozens of young stars
The JWST caught a glimpse of the cometary globule about 7,500 light-years away.
Florida zoo treats a manatee, a duck, and a chick with acupuncture
The treatment can support healing and increase patient comfort.
Heavy metal fans may handle pain better than others
Or ‘ride the lightning,’ as Metallica says.
Bald eagle Kaydee inspects camera, helps Shadow arrange sticks
Sticks are serious business in Big Bear.
Vote for your favorite chonky rodent during Fat Marmot Week
While humans are on the beach, yellow-bellied marmots are eating for their lives.
All aboard Amtrak’s sleeker, cleaner new trains
The $8-billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership — and faces an uncertain future in Washington.
Lab-made DNA can store memory like a flash drive
The new device combines synthetic DNA and a semiconductor to create an efficient memory resistor, or ‘memristor.’
First Iranian-American man to travel to space tells his story
Cardiologist Eiman Jahangir, MD’s new book chronicles his unconventional career journey.
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