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Why I’m going to reap the mental health benefits of stargazing in 2026
For me, this year is going to be all about self-care via the stars.
It has been 20 years since...
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Why stroking seedlings can help them grow big and strong
If your windowsills are anything like mine, they are filling up with the first batches of seed sowings for...
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See how fire has changed the world’s largest wetland, the Pantanal
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How can these four pictures be images of the same region? What force could possibly transform the Pantanal...
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Amanda Nguyen: Blue Origin astronaut reveals depression after space flight backlash
A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a "tsunami of harassment" following the world's first all-female space trip earlier this year.Amanda Nguyen - a 34-year-old scientist and civil rights activist - was part of...
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West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses
In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous amounts of rain. As rivers surged, they overtopped or breached multiple levees – those long, often unnoticed barriers holding...
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses....
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Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t
I hate to break this to you, but every child is a genetic experiment – and nature doesn’t care if things go...
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2025’s best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs
Mount Etna in Sicily is the world’s most active stratovolcano, which is a high, conical volcano created by repeated...
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‘Spectacular’ progress has been made towards useful quantum computers
Fully practical quantum computers haven’t arrived yet, but the quantum computing industry is ending the year on an optimistic...
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Why it is important to make space for solitude over the festive season
We tend to imagine the holiday season as universally joyful and social, full of family gatherings, sparkling lights and...
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U.S. NATO allies say
European leaders released a joint statement Tuesday, outlining the importance of Arctic security, but stressing...