He knew Greenland's melting ice better than anyone. Then he disappeared into it.

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The ice sheet as Konrad "Koni" Steffen saw it (2011).

Courtesy of Anico Steffen

Konrad "Koni" Steffen was in his favorite place on Earth when he disappeared in August 2020.

RFK Jr. Stares at Kids, Claims Their Mitochondria Are All Out of Whack

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A century ago, the government hired unemployed young men to build America's forests, trails, and parks. Photos show FDR's 'tree army.'

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Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at a camp in Oregon.

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Ultra-processed foods that fuel colon cancer — and healthy alternatives that may offset the damage

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A man in a white coat in the lab working with science equipment that analyses lipids.
Ganesh Halade in the lab searching for trace amounts of lipids.

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70 years ago, a meteorite landed on an Alabama woman as she took a nap. Here's the strange story of Ann Hodges.

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Ann Hodges was hit by a meteorite inside her Alabama home in 1954. She's pictured with attorney Hugh Love (left) and the director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Walter B. Jones.

Courtesy University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Astronauts and scientists explain why living in space is almost impossible

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A giant rotating space habitat known as an "O'Neill Cylinder" after its inventor. It could be miles across and uses centrifugal force to generate artificial gravity.

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Why living in space is almost impossible

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If you've ever dreamed of going to space, watch this first.

The CEO of a key SpaceX rival says customers are drawn to his company because it's 'even-keeled'

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Peter Beck said private and public customers value his company's focus.

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A 17-year-old designed a cheaper, more efficient drone. The Department of Defense just awarded him $23,000 for it.

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Cooper Taylor poses with his drone circuit board.

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Nuclear engineers want the industry to get 'unstuck' after years of bad PR. The AI boom could be the key.

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Interest from Big Tech could help propel the nuclear industry out of a slump.

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