New propellers with looped blades could help make the oceans quiet again, sparing both marine life and the climate

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How to watch today's hybrid solar eclipse — the rarest type of eclipse — even if you don't live near Australia where it's happening

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Sequence of the 2019 annular solar eclipse.
Hybrid eclipses are the most rare type of solar eclipse there is.

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Mysterious glowing 'SpaceX spirals' in the night sky seem to be linked to rocket launches

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In this photo provided by Christopher Hayden, a light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appears amid the aurora for a few minutes in the Alaska skies near Fairbanks, Saturday, April 15, 2023.
In this photo provided by Christopher Hayden, a light baby blue spiral appears amid the aurora for a few minutes in the Alaska skies near Fairbanks, on April 15, 2023.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is actually a unique ocean ecosystem teeming with sea creatures that cling to the plastic trash

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A crew with The Ocean Cleanup retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A crew with The Ocean Cleanup retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Scientists find an ancient virus might be the key to treating lung cancer

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Immune cells (in green) gather at the margins of lung tumours.
Immune cells (in green) gather at the margins of lung tumours.

The Francis Crick Institute

Elon Musk holds the keys to the moon because SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch is crucial to NASA's return

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Elon Musk controls SpaceX and is the CEO of Twitter.
Elon Musk controls SpaceX and is the CEO of Twitter.

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A team of US scientists is turning dead birds into drones to study flight techniques that may help the aviation industry

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A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.
A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.

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New Jersey's environmental agency called itself out for destroying two endangered birds' protected habitats while creating one for another species

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A red-shouldered hawk fluffs its feathers on a branch
The red-shouldered hawk is an endangered species the department is charged to protect. Instead, it damaged the bird's habitat while making space for the American woodcock.

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Elite athlete emerges from a 230-feet deep cave after 500 days of solitude, calling the experience 'unbeatable'

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Beatriz Flamini, a Spanish mountaineer is seen leaving the cave after 500 days of isolation and hugging teammates in Motril, Spain.
Beatriz Flamini, a Spanish mountaineer is seen leaving the cave after 500 days of isolation and hugging teammates in Motril, Spain.

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1,000-year-old Mayan 'scoreboard' for ancient soccer-like game discovered in Mexico

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A worker shows a circular-shaped Mayan scoreboard used for a ball game found at Chichen Itza's archaeological site during a news conference, in Merida, Mexico April 11, 2023.
A worker shows a circular-shaped Mayan scoreboard used for a ball game found at Chichen Itza's archaeological site during a news conference, in Merida, Mexico April 11, 2023.

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