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NASA catches short-lived Tropical Storm Priscilla's landfall in Mexico
Tropical Storm Priscilla was short-lived because it formed on Sunday, Oct. 20 very close to the…
Lucy mission completes critical design review
The Lucy mission led by Southwest Research Institute is one step closer to its 2021 launch…
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope clears critical sunshield deployment testing
The sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has passed a test critical to preparing the…
Lead pollution from Native Americans attributed to crushing galena for glitter paint
Native American use of galena at Kincaid Mounds, a settlement occupied during the Mississippian period (1150…
NASA finds a transitioning Tropical Storm Neoguri
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on Oct. 21 and captured a visible…
N Ireland laws on abortion, same-sex marriage, set to change
Northern Ireland is set to decriminalize abortion and set the stage for legalization of same-sex marriages…
Dozens of elephants die in Zimbabwe drought
At least 55 elephants have died in a month in Zimbabwe due to a lack of…
Climate warming promises more frequent extreme El Niño events
El Niño events cause serious shifts in weather patterns across the globe, and an important question…
Song-learning neurons identified in songbirds
A group of brain cells, the corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons, are important for vocal learning in…