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Science • Apr 15

Pesky critters cause painful rashes at RBC Heritage on Hilton Head. How to treat them

Hilton Head is swarming with these tiny invaders during the biggest golf tournament of the year. What happens if you touch one?

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Science • Apr 15

Vulcan woes will “absolutely” be a factor in Pentagon’s next rocket competition

The US Space Force is still dealing with the near-term implications of the second grounding of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket in less than two years...

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Science • Apr 15

9,000-Year-Old Structures Deep Beneath the Great Lakes Reveal Archaeological Evidence of an Ancient “Lost World”

Curious sunken features beneath the Great Lakes are helping to reveal clues to a lost chapter in the prehistory of the ancient Americas.

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Science • Apr 15

A Meteor shower is peaking next week. Here’s how to see it!

Calling all star gazers, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks next week!

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Science • Apr 15

Satellite captures first high-resolution images of a giant tsunami in the Pacific Ocean

SWOT satellite captured a Pacific-wide tsunami in high-resolution, revealing complex wave patterns that challenge tsunami forecasting models.

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Science • Apr 15

Sperm whale ‘language’ follows human-like patterns

The clicks made by sperm whales represent “one of the closest parallels” in the animal kingdom to the system of sounds used in human language,...

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Science • Apr 15

Astronomers reveal always-changing multi-planet system

Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic exoplanet system TOI-201.

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Science • Apr 15

Senators seek increased funding for NASA Mars missions

Several senators are asking appropriators to increase funding for NASA robotic Mars exploration, fearing “irreversible harm” if funding is not restored.

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Science • Apr 15

Dark matter could explain earliest supermassive black holes

Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars.

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Science • Apr 15

'Something's missing': Most thorough-ever study of the cosmos proves we still can't explain how the universe is expanding

A comprehensive new study combines decades of research to reveal that we're missing an essential component in our understanding of how the universe works.

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Science • Apr 15

CETI / SETI: The Phonology Of Sperm Whale Coda Vowels

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) communicate using series of clicks known as codas. In previous research, sperm whale codas have been shown to resemble...

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Science • Apr 15

UF astronomer helps build largest 3D map of the universe ever created

A University of Florida astronomer is helping lead a groundbreaking effort to create the largest 3D map of the universe, using data from the Dark Energy...

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Science • Apr 15

Physicists Discover a Strange New Kind of One-Dimensional Particle

Researchers have, for the first time, described the properties of one-dimensional anyons and outlined how these particles can be observed using existing...

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Science • Apr 15

NASA astronauts joke around with an optical illusion on the ISS photo of the day for April 15, 2026

Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS' capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.

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Science • Apr 15

Millions of bees found under cemetery: ‘Completely floored’

This bee colony is one of the largest on record as well as the oldest.

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Science • Apr 15

Scientists Identify a 500-Kilogram Giant Rodent That Once Roamed South America Millions of Years Ago

A rodent the size of a large mammal is not something you expect to find in the fossil record. Yet the remains of this astonishing creature have been sitting...

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Science • Apr 15

A dark energy tool just created the most comprehensive 3D map of our universe ever: 'This is a major paradigm shift'

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its five-year mission to build the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe to date — but its...

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Science • Apr 15

Wasps move in on ant-plant partnership, disrupting a 10‑million‑year mutualism

An international team of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of...

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Science • Apr 15

Earth Now Flying Through a Debris Field, Paper Finds

An astronomer discovered that a cluster of meteors may originate from an asteroid breaking apart, and Earth is flying through this cluster.

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Science • Apr 15

Artemis II astronauts made most of professional photography training

The two professional photography instructors who trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby...

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