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Science • Apr 27

This invasive beetle is spreading across Michigan -- what to know, how to spot it

An invasive beetle is continuing to spread across Michigan, and scientists at Michigan State University want to hear from you if you spot it.

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Science • Apr 27

NASA Confirms That Mars Has Air, but Is It Enough to Keep a Human Alive Even for a Few Seconds?

NASA confirms that Mars has air but its composition and pressure raise a critical question about whether humans could survive even a single breath on the...

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Science • Apr 27

Beer and cannabis could share 'sex switch,' study finds

Researchers at University College Dublin have identified a genetic "switch" that determines the sex of cannabis plants, and found the same system may exist...

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Science • Apr 27

SpaceX postpones Falcon Heavy rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX is launching its Falcon Heavy rocket on Monday for the first time since 2024.

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Science • Apr 27

Gateway manufacturer finally acknowledges issue, fails to mention "corrosion"

One of the more intriguing space stories in a while broke last week when NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a congressional hearing that the two...

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Science • Apr 27

An interplanetary shortcut can speed up trips to Mars

Whether it's robotic rovers heading to Mars or, one day, a crew of astronauts, a round-trip journey is an incredibly long one. But there may be a way to...

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Science • Apr 27

One Side of Earth Has Been Cooling Faster for Millions of Years and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why

Earth's interior is cooling unevenly, and the Pacific side is losing heat far faster than the African hemisphere, a pattern scientists trace back 400...

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Science • Apr 27

Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image photo of the day for April 27, 2026

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture.

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Science • Apr 27

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch called off due to weather

April 27 (UPI) -- SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy rocket in 18 months was called off due to unfavorable weather Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

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Science • Apr 27

Scientists Found a Perfect and Strange Ball Structure Inside 80-Million-Year-Old Fossils That Shouldn’t Exist

Inside these 80-million-year-old fossils, researchers found a curious ball shape they can't easily explain. It looks simple, but its role is far from clear.

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Science • Apr 27

Deep Below Antarctica, Mysterious Radio Signals From the Icy Depths Point to Evidence of a Rare Phenomenon

A detector deep beneath the frozen southern continent has obtained first evidence of a rare cosmic phenomenon.

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Science • Apr 27

You Can Spell Your Name is Aerial Images Thanks to NASA

NASA has publicized a tool that allows people to spell out their name or any word they want using Landsat satellite images.

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Science • Apr 27

Giant octopuses once roamed Cretaceous oceans

A Japanese research team estimates, based on fossilized octopus jaws over 70 million years old, that these predators could reach lengths between seven and...

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Science • Apr 27

Artemis 2 came home in triumph. Artemis 3 must survive the real test.

On April 10, the Orion capsule carrying Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen splashed down in the Pacific, completing the first...

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Science • Apr 27

Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental...

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Science • Apr 27

Squirrel Outwits a Bobcat in a Wild Backyard Standoff

Hunting among wild animals can often look like a game of cat and mouse, with the animals running around each other. While one tries to get its next meal,...

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Science • Apr 27

Did Humans Evolve To Eat Meat? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains What Your Anatomy Actually Reveals

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more than a simple verdict.

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Science • Apr 27

One Experiment Failed for 32 Straight Years, Until Scientists Finally Grew This Mineral and Solved a 200-Year-Old Mystery

Scientists have spent two centuries trying to grow dolomite in a lab, and failing every single time. That streak is finally over.

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Science • Apr 27

Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years

Discoveries of molecules in space that suggest extraterrestrial life are exciting, but they need to be taken with a grain of salt – an astrochemist explains...

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Science • Apr 27

Scientists Just Discovered Where the Earth Actually Came From

Scientists have seemingly settled long-standing arguments about whether the components of Earth originated from the inner or outer Solar System.

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