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Science • Jul 17

Nickel Fingerprints Reveal What the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Was Made Of

The asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs erased nearly all traces of itself. It struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago, vaporized on...

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Science • Jul 17

Researchers identify class of 'oddball' meteorite that killed the dinosaurs

A rare CO chondrite meteorite was the probable impacter that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out 75% of Earth's species, including nonavian...

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Science • Jul 17

Rudolph Marcus, Who Illuminated Electrochemical Processes, Dies at 102

Rudolph Marcus, a Canadian-born American chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a theory that helped explain the electrochemical...

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Science • Jul 17

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During Flyby

Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA's Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color mosaic created from four individual images acquired on...

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Science • Jul 17

NASA’s Psyche Mission Delivers Mars Flyby Data, Time-lapse Video

The spacecraft aced its encounter with Mars. Now mission scientists are studying a trove of data from the flyby in preparation for its arrival at asteroid...

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Science • Jul 17

Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Bang: 'A culmination of a decades-long quest'

After more than two decades of searching, scientists have finally observed a phenomenon in a hot and dense particle 'soup' similar to that which filled the...

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Science • Jul 17

AI‑designed gene‑editing enzymes expand the CRISPR toolbox

Scientists have made many advances using traditional CRISPR technology, especially in medicine, but they are now seeking ways to create genuinely new...

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Science • Jul 17

Meteorite that landed in New Jersey contains otherworldly chemistry, researchers say

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey bedroom in the summer of 2024 may hold a clue to ancient life on Earth.

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Science • Jul 17

Shocking Revelations Out of West Antarctica

It's mid-winter but a large area of West Antarctica that should be frozen solid is not frozen. What's up? Antarctica is the coldest spot on the planet where...

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Science • Jul 17

Venus, Crescent Moon to Put on a Stunning Show in Friday Night Sky

Venus and the crescent moon will appear side by side after sunset Friday, creating a stunning celestial display visible across much of the U.S..

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Science • Jul 17

Perseid meteor shower begins Friday: Best times, places to watch in SoCal

The most impressive celestial event of the year begins Friday evening, as Earth starts to pass through debris of a comet, producing the Perseid meteor...

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Science • Jul 17

Brain Breakthrough Could Help Older Adults Live Longer and Stay Steady

Aging appears to alter how key cerebellar neurons fire, with measurable effects on movement and coordination.

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Science • Jul 17

Reptile fossil found in Brazil helps shed light on the common origins of dinosaurs and crocodiles

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their...

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Science • Jul 17

How and when to see the 2026 Perseid meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks.

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Science • Jul 17

Biggest meteor shower of the year is here. How long Perseid will last

One of the world's favorite meteor showers is returning for the year, and viewing conditions are expected to be perfect in North Carolina, weather allowing.

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Science • Jul 17

Meteor shower famous for fireballs dazzles SC sky

NASA predicts the Perseids — the annual meteor shower famous for its fireballs and bountiful shooting stars — will be the most dazzling meteor show of 2026,...

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Science • Jul 17

What's It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View

(This is Part 3 of a series on what it's like to travel near the speed of light. Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.) There's a guy. His name was Wolfgang Rindler...

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Science • Jul 17

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home contained ‘alien world chemistry,’ a new study says

The meteorite that crashed into a Somerset County home in 2024 contained cosmic ingredients that are considered the "building blocks of life," a new study...

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Science • Jul 17

Homosexually Humping Corpse-Eating Beetles Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time

The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is famously good at parenting. In the leaf litter of forests around the United Kingdom, the beetles scurry...

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Science • Jul 17

A source of extremely high-energy particles in the Milky Way identified

Cosmic rays are made primarily of protons with a few electrons sprinkled in, and they can reach energies even higher than what human-made accelerators can...

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