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EnvironmentFeatured
Mysterious STEVE Light Emissions Emanate From Earth’s Magnetosphere
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor years, amateur aurora watchers from Canada have noticed mysterious streaks of pale purple and green light that …
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Space
NASA’s Amazing Parker Solar Probe Has ‘Touched’ the Sun for the First Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn April 28, 2021, at 0933 UT (3:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time), NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the …
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Space
How to See Comet Leonard, According to the Researcher Who Discovered It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNow is the best time to get a glimpse of Comet C/2021 A1, better known as Comet Leonard. …
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Space
The Krypton Found in the Earth’s Deep Mantle Reveals Its Exciting Outer Solar System Ancestry
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesKrypton from the Earth’s mantle, collected from geologic hot spots in Iceland and the Galapagos Islands, reveals a …
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Archaeology
The Superfood That Saw Ancient Andeans Through 2,500 Years of Turmoil
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat if the superfood in Indigenous diets could save our politically and ecologically strained planet? The answer may …
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Space
New Study Shows Largest Comet Ever Observed Was Active at Near-Record Distance
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA new study by University of Maryland astronomers shows that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB), the largest comet ever discovered, …
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Space
ESO Telescope Discovers Closest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes Yet
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesUsing the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have revealed the closest pair of supermassive …
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Playing is important for the development of complex social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills. Play provides young individuals …
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Curtin University researchers have helped unravel the enduring mystery of the origins of the Earth’s water, finding the …