Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish.

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A Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee wearing a protective suit and mask near storage water tanks.

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Can you shower during a thunderstorm? It's not a great idea; not even to do laundry — here's why

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Lake Maracaibo acts like a beacon for lightning.

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NASA reveals pollution maps gathered by the TEMPO space instrument

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NASA has published the first maps from its new space-based pollution instrument, TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution). Although you won’t be shocked to learn it reveals higher pollution rates in metropolitan areas, the tool can help scientists better study North American air quality on an hourly basis.

Elon Musk's tweet is cited in a new DOJ lawsuit accusing SpaceX of routine discrimination against refugees

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CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk is trying to launch his Starship mega-rocket again after the first attempt ended in an explosion. It's been 10 years in the making.

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A static fire test of Starship on 9 February 2023 (left). On the right, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, is pictured on 1 December 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

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A mysterious 40,000-year-old hip bone suggests human ancestors and Neanderthals shared a cave — and perhaps a culture

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A child looks into the eyes of a model Neanderthal at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany. Scientists think they've uncovered evidence early European humans may have shared a cave with Neanderthals, and maybe even a culture.

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Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge implications for heath and evolution research

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DNA testing.

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5,000-year-old cauldrons of the Bronze Age are so well preserved they offer archeologists the 'first evidence' of an ancient feast consisting of milk and meat

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One of the 5,000-year-old pots where reseaerchers found animal proteins (left). An artist reconstructed what the cauldron would look like toady (right).

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Black holes can speed through the universe at 17,500 miles per second, scientists say — and the discovery could reveal new laws of physics

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Black holes can get caught in each others gravitational grip and either collide or recoil.

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Watch the historic moment India successfully lands on the south pole of the moon, beating the US, China, and Russia

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Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.

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