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NASA's Webb to uncover riches of the early universe
For decades, telescopes have helped us capture light from galaxies that formed as far back as…
Curiosity captures stunning views of a changing Mars landscape
For the past year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been traveling through a transition zone from…
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted, including other predators
New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks—the biggest sharks that ever lived—were apex predators at…
Where once were black boxes, a new statistical tool illuminates
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new statistical tool…
Wildfire threatens unspoiled Georgia island rich in history
Wildfires sparked by lightning have scorched hundreds of acres on this unspoiled island off the Georgia…
Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials…
Process to customize molecules does double duty
Inspired by your liver and activated by light, a chemical process developed in labs at Rice…
Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway
With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea…
Timing is everything for weed management
Farmers can tailor their efforts to control weeds more effectively by pinpointing when a particular weed…