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Science • Jul 17

Perseid meteor shower begins tonight. Here are the viewing conditions in California

The Perseid meteor shower will run from July 17 to Aug. 24, with the show expected to reach its peak overnight from Aug. 12-13.

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Science • Jul 17

The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Have Came From a Rare Class of Meteorites

Though the asteroid impactor struck Earth and likely spelled the end of the Age of Dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, researchers are still uncovering...

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Science • Jul 17

Researchers just uncovered more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago

Findings really underscore 'how unlucky the dinosaurs were,' researcher says.

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Science • Jul 17

These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?

New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.

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Science • Jul 17

Meteorite that crashed into New Jersey home contains building blocks of life, astronomers say

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home is now considered one of the most scientifically valuable meteorites ever recovered, astronomers say.

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Science • Jul 17

The longest mountain range on Earth is one almost nobody has ever seen: it winds some 65,000 km around the globe like the seam on a baseball, and more than ninety percent of it lies hidden beneath the sea

Ask most people to name the longest mountain range on Earth and you'll hear the Andes, or maybe the Himalayas. Both are wrong, and not by a little.

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Science • Jul 17

One Fungus Has Caused More Extinctions Than Any Other Infectious Disease. Some Toads Have Found a Way to Survive It

Across the world, entire species of frogs and toads are being wiped out by a relentless fungal infection, commonly known as the chytrid fungus.

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Science • Jul 17

The Perseid meteor shower is back. Here’s when Middle Tennessee can catch the year’s best shooting stars

Grab a lawn chair and look up. One of the best celestial shows of the year is returning to Middle Tennessee skies, with the Perseids expected to put on a...

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Science • Jul 17

New imaging method tracks cancer from whole body to individual cells

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research has been linking the "big picture" seen in medical scans with the microscopic biology that drives tumor...

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Science • Jul 17

Dichloromethane was an amide coupling reagent this whole time

In a chemistry version of whipping up a delicious dinner from pantry staples, researchers in Korea have found a recipe for forging amide bonds using...

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Science • Jul 17

385-Million-Year-Old Amber Found in China

Paleontologists in China have discovered what they say is the earliest confirmed pieces of amber ever found, a fossilized resin roughly 385 million years...

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Science • Jul 17

Transforming Interstellar Objects into Spacecraft

Transforming Interstellar Objects into Spacecraft As we await the World Cup final on July 19, 2026, it is timely to recall that over the past decade,...

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Science • Jul 17

How Gravity from Entropy theory connects the second law of thermodynamics with the emergence of cosmic structure

A new study by Queen Mary University of London mathematician Professor Ginestra Bianconi proposes a new perspective on one of the deepest questions in...

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Science • Jul 17

The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.

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Science • Jul 17

New Model Finds ‘Missing’ Silver in the Sun

The sun contains 55 percent more silver than previous estimates suggested, according to new research from Uppsala University that resolves a decades-old...

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Science • Jul 17

Near-Earth asteroid not an asteroid at all

Anyone can mistake an identity, even astronomers. On August 28, 2025, researchers aimed their equipment towards an area of sky where they expected to find...

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Science • Jul 17

Largest male great white shark ever detected on Atlantic coast emerges near top vacation spot

The precise location of 1700lb 'Contender' remains unknown.

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Science • Jul 17

Underwater oxygen loss threatens earth's stability, researchers warn

A new review in Limnology and Oceanography led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography warns that the rapid loss of oxygen from...

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Science • Jul 17

Great white shark Ripple tracked off Canada coast after traveling 350 miles in a week

Ripple, a subadult great white shark tracked by OCEARCH, made an impressive journey in just a week, heading up the coast of Canada.

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Science • Jul 17

What planet is next to the moon tonight? Bright star visible after sunset explained

If you're planning to look up after sunset tonight, you may notice a bright object shining near the crescent moon and wonder whether it's a star, a planet...

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