NASA
Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency…
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Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation
The 18th annual Kendall Square Association Annual Meeting explored how new technologies could be a force for shared prosperity in society.
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Mongabay
Legal gaps allow rampant pet trade, poaching reptiles and amphibians towards extinction
Spain’s law enforcement agency, the Civil Guard, announced on Sept. 25, 2026, that it seized 209 reptiles from breeding facilities in Jérica and Sot de Ferrer (Castellón), including…
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Mongabay
Plastic industry bookkeeping plans hide chemical recycling harms, critics say
Plastic pollution has rapidly escalated into a global environmental crisis that threatens ecosystem function and human health at an epic scale. Solutions are urgently needed, but while…
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Mongabay
As US states reduce recently restored wolf populations, here’s what we risk losing (commentary)
For centuries, wolves have been cast as vicious, bloodthirsty creatures of nightmares and fairy tales, rather than as deeply social animals with an important place in nature. We wanted to…
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Mongabay
‘Enclosed river:’ Women shellfish gatherers fight for access to mangroves in Brazil
Adriana Hora dos Santos stands waist-deep in the water. Her dark hair is tied in a single braid; her arms and torso covered by a pink Lycra shirt. The thick mangrove mud reaches her thighs…
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Mongabay
Saving big cats: Storytelling duo Steve Winter & Sharon Guynup publish new book
For more than two decades, National Geographic photographer Steve Winter and environmental journalist Sharon Guynup have followed big cats into some of Earth’s wildest, most dangerous…
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Mongabay
Celebrity shark trapped in South Korean canal stirs concerns over warming seas
SEOUL — Wedged between skyscrapers and a bustling passenger ferry port in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, a celebrity of sorts is drawing thousands of admirers as it has been…
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The Guardian
US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?
Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and…
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Live Science
Fossil of 'unconquered female warrior' dinosaur with long claws found in UK museum drawer after 100 years
The newly identified Invictibellatrix amberina lived about 120 million years ago and represents the first megaraptoran dinosaur found in Europe, according to a new study.
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NASA
I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s…
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New Scientist
Scientists have just voted to abolish leap seconds
Since 1972, officials have added 27 leap seconds to the universal clock, but in a meeting this week in France they have decided to abandon the practice
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The Guardian
For restaurants Covid-19 was a crisis – pandemic loans are proving a disaster
Low-interest loans kept many eateries afloat. But the industry never recovered enough for them to repay the debt For almost 20 years, Jai Mazumdar has served vegetarian curries, samosas…
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NASA
NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.
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The Conversation
Can India’s cockroach movement reverse its democratic decline?
Protesters in India have taken to the streets over a controversial revision of the country’s voter rolls.
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BBC News
Wildlife park reopens after man killed by tiger
Yorkshire Wildlife Park says the decision was made after 'engagement with the relevant authorities'.
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The Guardian
Flash floods destroy villages in central Nepal
Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in Portugal Flash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn…
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The Conversation
The mafia isn’t keeping fentanyl out of Europe – the lack of demand is
The theory that Italian mafia groups are choosing to keep fentanyl out of Europe does not fit what we know about drug markets or organised crime.
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Mongabay
Vulture conservation project to target illegal killing and poisoning in Chad
Conservationists are launching a project to protect dwindling vulture populations in Chad amid a Central Africa-wide decline. Run by the nonprofit Sahara Conservation, the project is part…
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Live Science
Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest 'white dwarf' ever seen
Stellar remnants called white dwarfs appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.
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Mongabay
Climate change could send more toxic mining waste into coastal waters, study warns
Demand for metals has exploded in recent decades, thanks to population growth, technological innovation, and economic development. The volume of metal ores like iron and copper extracted…
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The Guardian
Iguazu Falls in South America hits record 10 times normal water flow – video
Iguazu Falls, an Unesco world heritage site, has reached a record water flow after heavy rains across the river basin. El Niño weather patterns are said to have driven the water flow to hit…
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The Conversation
Prime’s Carrie miniseries expands Stephen King’s story – but weakens its central horror
This is the fourth screen adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel.
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The Conversation
Japan’s MMX mission aims to swipe soil samples from Mars’ moon Phobos
The mission could help resolve how Mars’ two moons were formed.
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