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Fact-Checking Vivek Ramaswamy on the Campaign Trail

Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and author, commanded considerable attention during the first Republican primary debate as his standing was rising in national polls.Railing against “wokeism” and the “climate cult,”...

A First Look From NASA’s New Air Pollution Satellite

When scientists switched on the instrument aboard a new satellite this summer, they got a preview of what will soon be the nation’s first continuous record of air pollution.The...

There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.

In a sagebrush valley full of wind turbines and solar panels in western Utah, Tim Latimer gazed up at a very different device he believes could be just as...

ISRO Confirms Aditya-L1 Launch Date, Time For Its Sun Mission; Check When, Where And Link To Watch

BENGALURU: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced that it will launch the Aditya-L1 Solar Mission, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun on September 2,...

Super Blue Moon 2023: Why Is This Super Moon Special? Check Country-Wise Timings HERE

All the sky watchers in the house, "once in a blue moon," are actually occurring this week. If you're eager to witness this rare event then mark your calendars...

Japan Scrubs Launch of X-Ray Telescope and Experimental Moon Lander

JAXA, the Japanese space agency, is gearing up to launch two very different space missions from one rocket: a new X-ray telescope that will spy on some of the...

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At the American Museum of Natural History, a Look to Outer Space

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times.What if you could stand in...

Video: How Fertilizer Poisoned So Much Farmland

For years, a factory offered farmers its sewage as free fertilizer, and the surrounding land — some of which is still used to grow...

Could taking carbon out of the sea cool down the planet?

Jonah FisherBBC environment correspondentGetty Images'Some impact on environment'There's also the question of what a large quantity of low-carbon water would do to the sea...

Windows 10 security flaws leave millions vulnerable

Windows 11 is the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft, but it has its flaws, so much so that even four years...

Ancient jawbone found in sea belongs to mysterious human ancestors, scientists say

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday.Relatively...