Sea lions with cameras got stunning video of never-before-seen habitats on the ocean floor, surprising scientists

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A sea lion mother after scientists equipped her with a video camera.

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Secret experiments by a 16th-century alchemist involved an element that nobody knew about at the time

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Tycho Brahe, a 16th-century astronomer and alchemist, had tungsten in his lab nearly 200 years before scientists knew what it was.

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A Chinese firm's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink just launched its first satellites for the thousands-strong network Beijing plans to build

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A Long March-6 rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
The first 18 satellites in the Thousand Sail Constellation were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, pictured here, according to local media.

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11 of the most baffling archaeological finds of all time

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The Göbekli Tepe contains many tall, carved pillars.

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How to see a double meteor shower on Tuesday night with a chance of fireballs

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Earth regularly passes through streams of comet debris that produce hundreds of meteor showers a year.

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Here’s the Latest List of Lead-Tainted Cinnamon Products

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Heat-related injuries to workers in the Americas have soared since 2000, study finds

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Two men work on an irrigation system in a public park during a heat wave.
Extreme heat is causing more injuries among workers.

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Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering the secret language of sperm whales. AI could be the key.

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Sperm whales are highly-intelligent, social creatures. Project CETI wants to decode their complex language.

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NASA says it can ask SpaceX to bring Boeing astronauts home if needed, as they reach 51 days on the space station

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made a brief appearance on a call with press from the space station.

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NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet

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The Cheyava Falls rock sample inside Perseverance's drill bit.

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