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Hurricane Milton isn't the end of our destructive storm season. There's likely more to come.

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 21:08

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satellite imagery of hurricane milton — Hurricane Milton is nearly on top of Florida in this satellite image taken Wednesday morning.
CIRA/NOAA

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Hurricane Milton morphed into a Category 5 in 2 days. Take a look at the storm's rapid evolution from space.

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 15:06

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satellite imagery of hurricane milton — This side-by-side shows Milton's rapid evolution from a tropical storm on Saturday (left) into a Category 5 on Monday (right).
CIRA/NOAA

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Video shows a stray alligator swimming near Florida's flooded streets after Hurricane Helene displaced it

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 19:11

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alligator in flood waters — Rain or shine, it's common for Floridians to brush up against gators.
Collier County Sheriff's Office

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Russia has lost access to CERN in a sign that its war in Ukraine is causing a major scientific brain drain

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 06:58

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A side view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014 — A view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014.
Harold Cunningham/Getty Images

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Before and after satellite photos show Hurricane Helene's destruction of the Florida coast

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 18:56

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Flooded Road Florida — Hurricane Helene hit Florida as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, causing severe flooding, power outages, and widespread damage across multiple states.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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To burn fat and improve blood sugar, try intermittent fasting, a new study says

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 17:01

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a table featuring an alarm clock next to two meals, representing the concept of intermittent fasting — There's even more evidence intermittent fasting may help people burn fat and control their blood sugar.
Sasithorn Phuapankasemsuk/Getty Images

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Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 07:04

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The sample collector from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu — NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collects a sample from an asteroid.
NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year

Sat, 09/28/2024 - 13:37

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Screenshot of SpaceX Crew Dragon launching from Florida's Cape Canaveral on September 28, 2024. — Space X's spaceship launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday.
NASA

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Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' obeys a scientific law that was invented 52 years later. It reveals the painter's keen observations of nature.

Sat, 09/28/2024 - 06:43

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A person takes a selfie with — Scientists see more than just genius in Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night." They see physics.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images

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Elon Musk's 'autocratic' style made SpaceX thrive — but his fixations could threaten its dominance, according to a new book

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 12:13

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